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5.8/5.16 Overfishing/Aquaculture

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Ending Overfishing

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Think about it (Ecology review): Describe the impacts of overfishing on the ecosystem beyond a reduction in the amount of fish available as food.

Urban Aquaculture

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Describe the benefits of aquaculture.

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Describe the drawbacks of aquaculture.

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Describe how shrimp aquaculture has impacted mangroves in Honduras and Nicaragua in the Gulf of Fonseca.

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What is a recirculating system?

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The current number of people living on the planet is closest to ______.
10 billion
7 billion
6 billion
5 billion
What is the largest source of food in the world?
The forest
The ocean
The range
The laboratory
It is projected that Earth will have a collapse of fisheries in the ocean within ______ years.
100
75
50
25
__________ are one method used to harvest fish.  Some are large enough to carry 500 tons of fish.
Trawling nets
Hooks
Dynamite
Beta nets
What is 'fish farming' called?
Aquaponics
Aquaculture
Hydroponics
Hydroculture
What do most farmed fish eat?
A blend of seaweed and krill
Tiny organisms that happen to float into the farms
Manmade fish substitute
Smaller fish
What is aquaculture?
Growing plants and animals in water environments
Growing plants and animals in land environments
Growing animals in wide open spaces
Growing animals in concentrated feeding operations
What percentage of the world's fish species are either fully exploited or depleted?
25%
50%
75%
100%
How much of the world's seafood comes from aquaculture?
25%
50%
75%
100%
Conventional fish farms are criticized for

(Select 3 correct answers)

Polluting
Taking up too much space
Wasting resources
Using antibiotics
Being organic
How are solid wastes removed from a recirculating system?
Net filter
Biological filter
Mechanical filter
Hand filter
The biological filter breaks down what chemical?
Ammonium (NH4)
Ammonia (NH3)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Methane (CH4)
What consumes the nitrogen byproducts of the recirculating system?
Humans
Plants
Fish
Shrimp