Exam 17: Marine Resources

How have the harvesting methods of fish evolved over recent years? Why has the cost of fishing increased?

Ships are responsible for transporting almost all the world's crude oil production.

Which United States location contributes to most of the exploitable sand?

What legislative policy or governing body reduced the number of dolphin deaths associated with tuna fishing?

Most of the exploitable oil fields are not easily accessible anymore.

What is involved in mariculture production of species? Are mariculture productions only for producing the species as food? If not, what other reasons are there for mariculture?

What is the second most valuable marine resource?

What is the petroleum found in marine sediments likely to have been formed from?

Deep sediment layers have a lower proportion of natural gas and oil than the shallower layers.

What is the fastest-growing mariculture production?

Many harvested marine animals are sustainable because they are being caught below the maximum sustainable yield.

What is the fastest-growing energy alternative to oil?

What is not true of territorial waters?

What allocates resources?

Why is methane hydrate not harvested for energy use?

How much of the world's table salt is produced by the evaporation of seawater?

How is freshwater obtained as a marine resource?

Public attention focused on unconventional energy sources in the 1970s because of advancements in technology.

In our actual economic market, prices reflect all the costs of goods and services that are harmful to the environment.

What are the conditions set forth in the 1982 Draft Convection of the Law of the Sea? How did this differ from the United States Exclusive Economic Zone?