Google Earth could validate catch statistics

A Google Earth image of a fishing weir along the Persian Gulf coast. © 2013 DigitalGlobe/Google Earth

University of British Columbia scientists have found that large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what is being officially reported.

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