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In this edition of Ask a Marine Biologist, Dr. David Shiffman compares two grave threats to wild marine life and places.

Climate change and overfishing are both wreaking havoc on oceans. Here’s which one should be our priority to fix first.

By Heather Creech
A diver learning to set a transect line to help aid accurate data collection. Photo: Heather Creech
Sport divers are working with marine science organizations in nearly every region of the world to document the state of our ocean ecosystems. But getting those observations is challenging…