Exam 17: Marine Resources

How much of the world's crude oil is found on the seafloor?

Despite the ocean's vast size, it is unlikely that is will be able to provide enough food to alleviate malnutrition and starvation in the world.

What did the United States Exclusive Economic Zone exclude from the original 1982 United Nations Treaty?

How much of the fish stocks are considered to be overfished?

When a resource is present in a fixed amount, it is said to be:

In theory, what are free-market economies based upon?

There are less than 500 species of fish, crustacean, and mollusks that are regularly harvested from the ocean.

Aquaculture produces very little of the amount, perhaps ten percent, of fish consumed by humans.

What type of net has been particularly disruptive in the mistargeting of species?

Most of the marine oil deposits are tapped from offshore platforms.