Fin-Fish Study to Help Management of Fishing in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
Photo: Anna Schuhbauer, Charles Darwin Foundation
Fishing is the least managed of Galapagos economic activities and there are signs of over exploitation of fish stocks. Studies of young fish are being undertaken to provide information to help manage fish stocks sustainably. Interestingly fish can be aged by fish otoliths, or ear bones and growth rates established more