http://ask.metafilter.com/74016/Shark-overfishing-leading-to-stingray-population-boom/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Shark overfishing leading to stingray population boom? Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:37:28 -0800 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:37:28 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/74016/Shark-overfishing-leading-to-stingray-population-boom What dying bay/estuary system am I thinking of? <br /><br /> A few months ago I read a story about a bay on the East coast where the scallop and seafood industry was hurting bad because of an overpopulation of stingrays, due to the overfishing of sharks, stingrays' main predators. What bay is it? post:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.74016 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:32:01 -0800 wsg sharks overfishing stingrays scallops bays estuaries man's impact http://ask.metafilter.com/74016/Shark-overfishing-leading-to-stingray-population-boom#1101118 North Carolina<br> <br> <em>Study Finds Shark Overfishing May Lower Scallop Population</em> - <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/30/science/30sharks.html">NY Times</a><br> <em>Overfishing great sharks wiped out North Carolina bay scallop fishery</em> - <a href="http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/petersonshark032807.html">UNC News</a><br> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=east%20coast%20bay%20scallop%20overfishing&btnG=Google+Search">More Google results</a> comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.74016-1101118 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:37:28 -0800 junesix http://ask.metafilter.com/74016/Shark-overfishing-leading-to-stingray-population-boom#1101124 That's gotta be it, junesix. Thanks! comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.74016-1101124 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:42:40 -0800 wsg