Fisheries & Water Resources Test

Fishery productivity is limited by what? Select all that apply.

• Algae growth
• Nitrate avalability
• Phosphate availability
• Plankton growth

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Algae & plankton growth is limited by what? Select all that apply.

• Fishery availability
• Nitrate avalability
• Phosphate availability
• Fish growth

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Studies show which is performing best (even though Mr. Frickey believes this to be misleading data)?

• Capture fisheries
• Aquaculture
• None of these. We did not learn about this yet.
• Both of these perform the same according to the data and graph.

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_________________ is an ecosystem where the concentration of fish is high enough for commercial harvesting.

• An aquaculture
• A fishery
• A wildlife reserve
• A microhabitat

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What is also known as "fish farming"?

• An aquaculture
• A fishery
• A wildlife reserve
• A microhabitat

Where in the ocean do fisheries tend to find the highest yields? Select all that apply.

• The deep blue sea
• Coastal regions
• Upwellings
• Arctic ocean

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____________ are productive fisheries because they have high nutrient levels as sediments erode from land.

• The deep blue sea
• Coastal regions
• Upwellings
• Arctic ocean

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_______________ are areas where winds blow surface water aside, allowing deep, sediment-rich water to rise up.

• The deep blue sea
• Coastal regions
• Upwellings
• Arctic ocean

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Which of the following methods use sprayed water & bait fish to simulate a school of prey for secondary consumer fish?

• Pole & line
• Trolling
• Trawling
• Long line fishing
• Purse seining

Which of the following fishery methods may involve stimulating a feeding frenzy where the target fish bite anything that moves, including fish hooks?

• Pole & line
• Trolling
• Trawling
• Long line fishing
• Purse seining