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News Release 06-151
Long-Term Ocean Data Confirm Fishing Puts Species in "Double Jeopardy"
Fishing can promote boom and bust swings in supply
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![Oceanographers deploy an instrument as part of a study of the marine environment off California.](/news/mmg/media/images/launch_f.jpg)
Oceanographers prepare to deploy a CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) instrument as part of a study of the marine environment off the coast of California.
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography