Altered Oceans
Photo Title
Altered Oceans
Photographer/Creator
Rick Loomis
Collection
Publisher
Los Angeles Times
Caption/Description
A red snapper, one of the top predatory fish on the reefs of Palmyra Atoll. Overfishing, with new technologies that arm industrial fleets with sonar, satellite data and global positioning systems, has declined the population of big fish by 90% over the last 50 years.
Citation
Rick Loomis, "Altered Oceans," in POYi Archive, Item #45171, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45171 (accessed November 26, 2024).
Date Added
05.02.2011