Fishes that have Disappeared in Our Lifetime

I was reading this article on how the seafood menus in Hawaiian restaurants changed as local reef species were wiped out, replaced by deep water pelagic species.

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/08/what-can-old-menus-from-hawaii-tell-us-about-changing-ocean-health/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+smithsonianmag%2FSurprisingScience+%28Surprising+Science+|+Smithsonian.com%29

That got me thinking, what species can you remember that were once abundant, but now scarcely seen?

very cool, I just heard an interview on the radio regarding this.
Thanks for sharing.

a lot of the fish and chips used to be made from halibut back in the day.

Interesting article.  Thanks for the link Tim.

Thx for sharing this.

Locally in Monterey Bay, I'd have to say it seems like there are less starry flounder, mackerel, anchovies, smelt, boccacio, sablefish, bonito, dungeness crabs, and urchins.
Great article. Thanks Tim!

Starry flounder used to be really abundant in the SF bay system, then they became a real rarity almost non existent, but seem to be on a slight upswing, but still close to a rare catch.

these two books are really good. The Cod one just blows me away how man can wipe an species out.

http://www.amazon.com/Cod-Biography-Fish-Changed-World/dp/0140275010

http://www.amazon.com/Tuna-Love-Story-Richard-Ellis/dp/B002RAR28O

Ya... These days if you buy some "red snapper", you more than likely getting rockfish.