Fishing and Aquaculture

What type of fishing was the first form of commercial fishing

• Pole Fishing

• Long Line Fishing

• Purse Seining

• Trawling

The practice of raising fish in a confined area in the ocean.

• Aquaculture

• Aquaponics

What abiotic factor of coastal aquatic ecosystems most limits the productivity of a fishery?

• Water temperature

• Water pH

• Nutrient (nitrate + phosphate) availability

• Dissolved oxygen levels

• Salinity

Individual fishermen use poles, lines, and baited hooks to catch fish.

• Pole fishing

• Long-line fishing

• By-catch

• Trawling

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

1. A large net is dragged behind a ship, catching fish larger than the holes of the net.

• Pole fishing

• Long-line fishing

• By-catch

• Trawling

1. Baited hooks are attached to a single fishing line that trails behind a ship.

• Pole fishing

• Long-line fishing

• By-catch

• Trawling

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

1. Aquatic life unintentionally caught alongside a desired species.

• Pole fishing

• Long-line fishing

• By-catch

• Trawling

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The most that can be harvested from an aquatic ecosystem without diminishing the population for future years.

• Maximum sustainable yield

• Trophic level

• Marine Reserve

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

1. An area of the ocean that is protected and fishing is illegal.

• Maximum sustainable yield

• Trophic level

• Marine Reserve

Rank the three forms of fishing we covered (Pole, trawling, and longline fishing) from highest to lowest rates of bycatch.

• Longline fishing

• Pole fishing

• Trawling

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4