What environmental impacts will there be if the oceans were overfished?

Ecosystems can collapse or be negatively affected

What does "fishery" mean?

A place where fish are reared for commercial purposes.

What social impacts will there be if the oceans were overfished?

More difficult for civilizations that need fish to get them

What does "Sustainability" mean?

The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

How can overfishing affect the environment?

It can put the ecosystem out of balance, It eliminates certain species in ecosystems.

What economic impacts will there be if no fish were left in the oceans?

People working in the fishing industry will lose their jobs

What does "non-target species" mean?

Not being the intended object of action by particular agent

What does "ecosystem" mean?

community of organisms & their physical environment

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1
Is science good?
nope
No
yes
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What environmental impacts will there be if the oceans were overfished?
Probably nothingThis is a wrong answer
Ecosystems will be more diverse
Companies that use fish as a source of income can't anymore
Ecosystems can collapse or be negatively affected
3
What does "fishery" mean?
A place where fish are reared for commercial purposes.
factory used to eat fish
limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins
the activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport
4
What social impacts will there be if the oceans were overfished?
There won't be any
Ecosystems can collapse
More difficult for civilizations that need fish to get them
Less difficult for civilizations that need fish to get them
5
What does "Sustainability" mean?
The ability fail to be maintained at a certain rate or level
The ability to not be maintained at a certain rate or level.
The inability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
6
Is sustainably extracting resources from marine ecosystems related to biology?
nope
no
probably not
yes
7
What does LME stand for?
Large marine systems
London metal exchange
Live marine ecosystems
Large marine ecosystems
8
Where do fish live?
On a flat earth
In bodies of water
On the land
On a cube earth
9
How can overfishing affect the environment?
It can put the ecosystem out of balance
It eliminates certain species in ecosystems.
Je ne sais pas.
I don't know.
10
What economic impacts will there be if no fish were left in the oceans?
People working in the fishing industry will not lose jobs
People working in the fishing industry will lose their jobs
People not working will lose their jobs
There are no impacts
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How much is the EMSC estimates decreased?
21%-63%
19%-53%
18%-53%
23%-62%
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What does "non-target species" mean?
The opposite of Target spices
flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points
Extermination effort aimed at destroying particular organism
Not being the intended object of action by particular agent
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What does "ecosystem" mean?
natural environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms
community of organisms & their physical environment
food made of flour, water and yeast mixed together and baked

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