No-fishing zones studied for ecosystem protection

By BRIAN SKOLOFF , Associated Press Writer, Space & Earth science / Environment

The research vessel Spree passes near old dock pilings Thursday, June 5, 2008 in Dry Tortugas National Park, Fla. Researchers are studying whether putting large tracts of ocean off-limits to fishing in the Keys can help species rebound and prove a way to help reverse the effects of overfishing worldwide. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

(AP) -- Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys. The abundance of behemoth fish attracted anglers from around the world in the early 1900s, including adventurers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey, who pulled in monsters from the clear, warm depths off Key West.

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