Question 1

Fishery biologists primarily rely on data collected by

Accepted Answer

A)  fishery landings. 
B)  independent population studies. 
C)  carefully designed experiments. 
D)  astrological charts. 
E)  the military. 
A)  fishery landings. 
B)  independent population studies. 
C)  carefully designed experiments. 
D)  astrological charts. 
E)  the military.

Question 2

Increases in fishing effort have led to a proportional increase in fisheries yield.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Salmon fisheries are located in the coastal waters of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Alaska. 
B)  New England. 
C)  the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  China. 
E)  both a and c 
A)  Alaska. 
B)  New England. 
C)  the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  China. 
E)  both a and c

Question 4

Tin is commonly found:

Accepted Answer

A)  in coastal sediments. 
B)  in oceanic sediments. 
C)  dissolved in seawater. 
D)  in manganese nodules. 
E)  at the bottom of trenches. 
A)  in coastal sediments. 
B)  in oceanic sediments. 
C)  dissolved in seawater. 
D)  in manganese nodules. 
E)  at the bottom of trenches.

Question 5

Match the words with the most closely associated term.
-Polyculture

Accepted Answer

A) hatchery reared juveniles 
B) carp and mullet ponds in Israel 
C) Atlantic salmon pens 
A) hatchery reared juveniles 
B) carp and mullet ponds in Israel 
C) Atlantic salmon pens

Question 6

Fish are tagged or evaluated with molecular markers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  determine population distribution. 
B)  promote catch and release. 
C)  establish fishery composition. 
D)  promote fishery strategies. 
E)  immunize them against disease. 
A)  determine population distribution. 
B)  promote catch and release. 
C)  establish fishery composition. 
D)  promote fishery strategies. 
E)  immunize them against disease.

Question 7

The raising of more than one species of fish in a fish farming operation is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  monoculture. 
B)  mariculture. 
C)  polyculture. 
D)  aquaculture. 
E)  multiculture. 
A)  monoculture. 
B)  mariculture. 
C)  polyculture. 
D)  aquaculture. 
E)  multiculture.

Question 8

The potential yield

Accepted Answer

A)  is how many fish can be caught in a year. 
B)  is an estimate of the amount of profit fishers can expect. 
C)  is an estimate of the number of pounds of fish or shellfish that may be harvested per year. 
D)  is an estimate of the profit from fish or shellfish that may be harvested per year. 
A)  is how many fish can be caught in a year. 
B)  is an estimate of the amount of profit fishers can expect. 
C)  is an estimate of the number of pounds of fish or shellfish that may be harvested per year. 
D)  is an estimate of the profit from fish or shellfish that may be harvested per year.

Fishery biologists primarily rely on data collected by

Increases in fishing effort have led to a proportional increase in fisheries yield.

Salmon fisheries are located in the coastal waters of:

Tin is commonly found:

Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Polyculture

Fish are tagged or evaluated with molecular markers to:

The raising of more than one species of fish in a fish farming operation is called:

The potential yield

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Exam 19: Harvesting the Oceans Resources

Fishery biologists primarily rely on data collected by

Increases in fishing effort have led to a proportional increase in fisheries yield.

Salmon fisheries are located in the coastal waters of:

Tin is commonly found:

Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Polyculture

Fish are tagged or evaluated with molecular markers to:

The raising of more than one species of fish in a fish farming operation is called:

The potential yield

Science and Marine Biology

Fundamentals of Ecology

Geology of the Ocean

Water, Waves, and Tides

Biological Concepts

Marine Microbes

Multicellular Primary Producers

Lower Invertebrates

Higher Invertebrates

Marine Fishes

Reptiles and Birds

Marine Mammals

Intertidal Communities

Estuaries

Coral Reef Communities

Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone

The Open Sea

Life in the Oceans Depths

Oceans in Jeopardy

Filters