Understanding Clupeoid and Cod Fishes

What are 5 examples of clupeoid fishes?

• Mackerels, tunas, swordfish, marlins, and sharks

• Herrings, anchovies, sardines, menhadens, and shads

• Salmon, trout, bass, catfish, and tilapia

• Groupers, snappers, barracudas, jacks, and pompanos

How are clupeoid fishes usually caught?

• Gill nets

• Longlines

• Purse seine nets

• Trawls

Where are clupeoid fishes usually found?

• Deep ocean trenches

• Over the continental shelf and some off-shore in upwelling areas

• Freshwater lakes and rivers

• Coral reefs

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What is 90% of clupeoid catch used for?

• Human consumption

• Fish, poultry, and livestock feed

• Aquarium trade

• Sport fishing

What are 5 functions of clupeoid fishes in addition to farm feed?

• Jewelry, clothing, furniture, toys, and electronics

• Cosmetics, paints, margarine, fish oil, and omega-3 fatty acids, fertilizer and pet food

• Construction materials, paper, glass, ceramics, and metals

• Pharmaceuticals, textiles, plastics, rubber, and adhesives

What are the fish related to cods?

• Salmon, trout, bass, and catfish

• Pollock, haddock, hakes, and whiting

• Tuna, mackerel, swordfish, and marlin

• Grouper, snapper, barracuda, and jack

Cods and related fish are what type of species?

• Warm water

• Freshwater

• Cold water

• Brackish water

How are cods and related fishes caught?

• Purse seine nets

• Trawls

• Gill nets

• Longlines

What is the largest fishery in the US waters and 2nd in the world?

• Atlantic cod

• Pacific salmon

• Alaska or walleye pollock

• Gulf shrimp

Why has the population of stellar sea lions declined?

• Overfishing of their prey

• Climate change

• Pollution

• Habitat destruction

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