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replacement of demersal
finfish by shellfish: an
example from the English
Channel
Carlotta Molfese & Jason Hall-Spencer
Plymouth University
South West Marine Ecosystems 2015
Current study
90-year English Channel landings
dataset
Is there a Fishing down trend in
the English Channel?
Catch composition
Gadoids
Landings now low
We import them to
meet demand
Hake (Merluccius merluccius)
Catch composition
Invertebrates
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