Fishing

Question 1

dredging

Answer 1

type of bottom trawling for benthic species such as oysters, scallops, oysters and clams/crabs

Question 2

bottom trawling

Answer 2

dragging nets along bottom of seafloor

Question 3

longline fishing

Answer 3

lines with baited hooks that take lots of marine organism

Question 4

why is overfishing such a difficult issue to solve in our oceans?

Answer 4

Larger fish are desirable and overfished; bycatch is common with many of the fishing technique (30% of catch is thrown
away; kills sea mammals and birds

Question 5

pros of aquaculture

Answer 5

economic opportunity; protects natural ecosystems from overfishing

Question 6

cons of aquaculture

Answer 6

reduces diversity, introduces disease to local ecosystems, unpredictable, increased risk of water
contamination

Question 7

aquaculture

Answer 7

the farming of aquatic organism

Question 8

by-catch

Answer 8

untargeted fish caught