The last 50 years of declining productivity of the commercial fish populations off the northeast coast of North America reveal the impact of

A) air pollution on fish populations.
B) water pollution from sewage and fertilizers on fish populations.
C) global climate change on fish populations.
D) overfishing.


D

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