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Commercial crab fishing at the Elbe River in June 2007.

Fishing was probably the first use of the oceans by humans. In the last century, significant increases in commercial fishing have resulted in the over-exploitation of many fish stocks.

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Rights: Ra Boe, CC BY-SA 2.5
Published: 17 September 2009Size: 1.01 MB
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