Florida Keys NMS Fish, like humans, depend on habitats, or homes.
Fish rely on a variety of habitats for spawning, breeding, fishing and growth.
Like any living organism, without a healthy habitat, fish cannot survive. Human activities, however have been degrading and destroying fish habitat worldwide. As a result, today's world fisheries are less productive than in the past. Certain species have become rare finds, and biodiversity is declining. Human activities continue to remove these vital links in the ocean food chains.