>>476189>its virtually impossible to fish to extinction every fish in the ocean unless they are being subsidized somehow.OP's post:
> tfw in Spain, 1/3 of all fish is payed for by government subsidingAlso, you realize that article you posted is talking about the mesopelagic zone, right? Of which nearly 65% of the biomass is lanternfish, a tiny fish less than 5cm in length.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_fish#Mesopelagic_fish>Sampling via deep trawling indicates that lanternfish account for as much as 65% of all deep sea fish biomass.[31]Hulley, P. Alexander (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N., ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
