12 - Fishing on the Commons

Question 1

most productive females of a fish population

Answer 1

Big Old Fat Fecund Female Fish (BOFFFF)

Question 2

scientists only option is current degraded state as the baseline, not historical

Answer 2

Shifting Baseline

Question 3

Foraging behaviour, predator shift from depleted target species to less desired

Answer 3

Prey Switching

Question 4

volume might be similar but stocks progressively depleted by prey switching

Answer 4

Serial Depletion

Question 5

Fisheries Act (Confederation, revised 2012, 2019)

Answer 5

Canadian legislation that governs the management, conservation, and protection of fisheries resources in Canadian waters.

Question 6

fragile/rare/valued underwater reserve, secured from humans

Answer 6

marine protected area (MPA)

Question 7

no extractive activity

Answer 7

No-Take-Zone

Question 8

fisheries not reported in catch statistics

Answer 8

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fisheries

Question 9

harvesting at progressively lower trophic levels due to depletion

Answer 9

Fishing Down the Food Chain

Question 10

chemical body process interruption (e.g., sex, metabolism, growth)

Answer 10

Endocrine Disrpution

Question 11

nation’s coastal zone claimed for responsibility/exploitation

Answer 11

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

Question 12

limitation implemented for time of year and amount permitted

Answer 12

Total Allowable Catch (TAC)