Renewable biological resource Flashcards

1
Q

What is the keystone species?

A

Krill

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2
Q

What is its biomass estimated as?

A

More than the human race

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3
Q

How big are the swarms they exist in?

A

2 million tonnes up to 400km squared

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4
Q

What type of consumer is it?

A

Omnivorous

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5
Q

What are humans uses for it?

A

Commercial harvesting (1970s)
Products for consumption, animal feeds or fishing bait

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6
Q

Who has 50% of the annual catch?

A

Norway

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7
Q

Who get 18% of the catch each?

A

South Korea
China

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8
Q

What were there concerns about in the 1970s/1980s?

A

Boom bust cycles

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9
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What threshold were there worries about exceeding?

A

Sustainable fishing threshold

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10
Q

What was established in 1982?

A

CCAMLR

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11
Q

Why are catch limits contested?

A

Norway Krill company says there’s no scientific evidence that the krill fisheries pose a threat to the Antarctic ecosystem

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12
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What percentage of the total biomass around the peninsula has been caught?

A

0.4%

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13
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What is the CCAMLR’s Total Allowable catch for each fishing season?

A

620,000

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14
Q

Who are debates heated between?

A

Greenpeace NGOs and profit copmanies

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15
Q

What do Greenpeace want Antarctica to become?

A

2 million km squared
Marine reserve

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16
Q

What was signed in 2018?

A

Agreement to stop fishing in sensitive coastal parts
Signed by ARK

17
Q

Which phenomenon are krill susceptible to?

A

The extinction vortext