Paul
I'm no expert but seem to remember hearing that the reefs are vey fragile and
easily broken through by trawlers and that unfortunately, good fishing seems to
be associated with them.

"Monfils, Paul" wrote:

> Forgive my ignorance, but something about this deep reef/commercial
> fisheries business doesn't make much sense to me.  How does one trawl over a
> reef??  I would think this would be, at best, extremely destructive to
> trawling gear, if not downright impossible?  I am not surprised to hear that
> commercial fishing vessels are trawling in ever deeper waters, as fish
> populations in shallow water become reduced.  But wouldn't they select
> relatively flat bottoms, far away from reefs?
>
> Paul M.