Exam 15: Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

Whaling has effectively ceased. Except for a small and relatively insignificant number of "pirate whalers," the taking of whales for profit is a thing of the past.

The maximum of each species that can be caught without negatively influencing future populations of that species is called the:

The farming specifically of marine organisms for human use is called:

Most synthetic pollutants resist attack by water, air, sunlight, and living organisms because the compounds of which they are composed resemble nothing in nature.

With a human population of nearly 7 billion, freshwater has become a very important natural resource for human success and prosperity. What is desalination and can it help? What challenges does this industry face?