The Ocean And Fisheries Flashcards
0
Q
What % is sodium and chloride ions?
A
3%
1
Q
What percentage of the ocean is water?
A
96.5%
2
Q
What % is other salts?
A
0.5%
3
Q
Upwelling occurs where currents
A
Diverge
4
Q
Downwelling occurs where currents
A
Converge
5
Q
What % of fish stocks are gone?
A
90%
6
Q
What form of fishing is most destructive?
A
Bottom trawling
7
Q
Aquaculture provides how much of the world’s fish?
A
1/3rd
8
Q
Half of all aquaculture is what?
A
Fish
9
Q
Tragedy of the Commons was written by
A
Garrett Hardin
10
Q
What is referred to as the constitution for the ocean?
A
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
