Atlantic Wolffish: Fearsome Fish That Deserve Protection?

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 07:28 in Biology & Nature

A group has filed a scientific petition with the federal government seeking endangered species protection for the Atlantic wolffish, a fish threatened with extinction due to years of overharvesting and habitat loss due to modern fishing gear. If the petition is successful, this will be the first listing of a marine fish as an endangered in New England.

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