Environmental Science 15th Edition by Scott Spoolman,Tyler Miller

Exercise 21

What is the key concept for this section? Summarize the threats to aquatic biodiversity resulting from human activities. What is ocean acidification and why is it a major threat? Define fishery and summarize the threats to marine fisheries. Briefly describe the major industrial fish harvesting methods. What is a fishprint ? Why is it difficult to protect marine biodiversity? What are three ways in which we could try to protect marine biodiversity? What percentage of the world's oceans is strictly protected from harmful human activities in marine reserves? Summarize the contributions of Sylvia Earle to the protection of aquatic biodiversity. How can the ecosystem approach be applied to protecting aquatic biodiversity?