You'd have to be a liar or just plain retarded to say this:
Of course it could be an overflow effect, and Port Phillip could bee seeding adjacent areas, but I don't think so. That was postulated as an effect of marine parks by ill-informed proponents but no credible scientist would ever put his name to that.
other gems from Geoff:
Certainly, the commercial harvesting of any fish will ultimately lead to a reduction in their numbers and for reasons that are not always apparent.
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