The press is biased against commercial fishing and coral damage for many years dispute a few studies to the contrary.

IIRC yes there is tremendous damage where coral is stomped upon by the public. But that is a separate problem. Many valued fish breed further out at sea near the edge of the coral reef. If they were present, then they would venture into the reef areas if the reef areas were in better condition. So bad coral reefs are really a separate problem and not related to the issue of the decline of desirable fish.

I vaguely remember the above and this other stuff that follows from past reports of studies on the fish population. IIRC some studies which looked at commercial fishing of the species that are prized by shore fisherman have been modeled and shown not to be of a significant effect to the size of the breeding stock. 

And this most recent detail study shows that shore fishing is depleting the stocks of fish that shore fisherman prize. Years said by commercial fishermen.