Coral reef fishes exhibit beneficial phenotypes inside marine protected areas.

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Human fishing effort is size-selective, preferentially removing the largest individuals from harvested stocks. Intensive, size-specific fishing mortality induces directional shifts in phenotypic frequencies towards the predominance of smaller and earlier-maturing individuals, which are among the primary causes of declining fish biomass. Fish that reproduce at smaller size and younger age produce fewer, smaller,...

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• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Coral Reefs
• Fisheries
• Fishes
• Phenotype