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Pacific Ocean faces eco disaster from overfishing

Up to an eighth of the Pacific”s  marine species could be wiped out, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Researchers from the IUCN, in association with those from NatureServe and the Marine Conservation at Conservation International, have found the species in the affected regions face threats from over-fishing, habitat loss and increasing impact of the El Nino Southern Oscillation…

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