DOI: 10.1126/science.1138657 Science 315, 1846 (2007); Ransom A. Myers, et al. Cascading Effects of the Loss of Apex Predatory Sharks from a Coastal Ocean http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/315/5820/1846.pdf If you can't access this, I'll be glad to send it to you, directly. Sharks go Rays take over Shellfish are dead The very least I can do, after Henk Mienis pointed out my irresponsibility in selling shark teeth in Spanish street markets, is to call attention to their plight. 1% of sharks might eat you. The other 99% get their fins chopped off for some (not very tasty) Chinese soup. regards Richard Parker Siargao Island, The Philippines. My website at www.coconutstudio.com is about the island and its people, coastal early humans, fishing, coconuts, bananas and whatever took my fancy at the time. On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:00:33 -0400, David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >And just yesterday I heard an item on the radio saying that the scallop population in North Carolina is crashing due to the decimation of sharks and rays leading to the expansion of some predators in the middle of the food chain. I believe they said it was in Science magazine 'though I don't find it with their website search. > >Does anyone have more specifics? > >David Kirsh >Durham, NC > >"Life...is a minestrone."--Father Guido Scarducci > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs >To leave this list, click on the following web link: >http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 >Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and >click leave the list. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------