Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
The group of whales which are the target for commercial hunting |
baleen whales |
|
|
The group of whales which are most succeptable to high levels of toxic mercury in their tissues due to biomagnification |
toothed whales |
|
|
The country which has the MOST significant whaling industry and whale meat market |
Japan |
|
|
The component of fertilizer that causes eutrophication of marine and freshwater systems |
nitrogen |
|
|
The projected, direct threat of climate change to marine habitat is |
rising sea levels |
|
|
The area of ocean needed to sustain the fish consumption of an average person, a nation, or the world |
fishprint |
|
|
A fishing method used to catch pelagic species using large circular nets |
Purse Seine Fishing |
|
|
A fishing method that includes miles of baited hooks |
Longline Fishing |
|
|
A fishing method that does the most damage to bottom ecosystems |
Trawler Fishing |
|
|
When it appears that it is no longer profitable to continue fishing as a result of over fishing, the fish populations are said to be |
commercially extinct |
|
|
Which of the northwest Atlantic species of fish is the most depleted stock? |
cod |
|
|
Which ocean creatures are being fished to near extinction and would have the greatest effect on ocean biodiversity if they dissappeared? |
sharks |
|
|
The number of organisms that can be harvested without depleting the stock |
maximum sustainable yeild |
|
|
What human actitivity can help preserve sea turtles? |
Tourism |
|
|
The Law of the Sea Treaty provides for coastal nations’ to have a fishing zone free from foreign competition and for their own coastline protection. This zone is called |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
|
|
Beginning 200 nautical miles from shore which is beyond a country's legal jurisdiction |
High seas |
|
|
Focusing on an entire environment rather than a species |
Ecosystem approach |
|
|
The approach to estimating fish populations which takes into account interactions between species |
optimum sustained yield |
|
|
The global fish catches worldwide are declining because of |
Overfishing |
|
|
Allowing destruction of an ecosystem or species if an equal one is created elsewhere |
mitigation banking |
|
|
What is the name given to non-target species - not the fish species that was intended to be caught? |
bycatch |
|
|
An invasive species along the east coast of North America that was probably released from outdoor aquariums damaged by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 is the |
lionfish |
|
|
The ______________ system includes coastal communities and the government working together to manage fisheries. |
co-management |
|
|
Consumers have a role to play in sustaining aquatic biodiversity by demanding |
sustainable seafood |
|
|
A fishing method that uses miles of vertically floating nets which catch fish by their gills |
Drift Net Fishing |
|
|
First step in eutrophication |
Fertilizers from farms runoff into rivers or a body of water |
|
|
Second step in eutrophication |
Excess nutrients in the water cause algae to bloom covering the surface of the water |
|
|
Third step in eutrophication |
Algae die and sink to the bottom |
|
|
Fourth step in eutrophication |
Decomposers consume dead algae and use up all the ecosystem's oxygen |
