Fisheries Management

Which of the following would be on the AVOID list on the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Guide?

• U.S. caught soft-shell crab (AKA blue crab) caught in traps

• Pacific Ocean bluefin tuna caught with longlines

• Imitation crab (AKA a fish called pollack) caught by purse seines

• all are on the AVOID list

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The orange roughy used to be known as the:

• Patagonian toothfish

• orange smoothie

• slimehead

• Chilean seabass

Which deep-sea fish is particularly vulnerable to fishing pressures because it doesn't reach sexual maturity until at least 20 years of age?

• mahi mahi

• king salmon

• orange roughy

• blue crab

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Which fishery has the highest associated bycatch?

• shrimp

• bluefin tuna

• orange roughy

• mahi mahi

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Of the following, which is the most environmentally friendly fishing method?

• bottom trawl

• pelagic longline

• purse seine

• dredge

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Which of the following would be approved by the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Guide? There's more than 1 correct answer.

• Alaska salmon caught via trolling

• Florida mahi caught via handline

• pink shrimp from a shrimp farm in Thailand

• Atlantic Ocean scallops harvested via bottom trawl

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Which of the following are schooling fish and therefore easy fish to catch using a mid-water trawl? There's more than 1 correct answer.

• clownfish

• bigeye tuna

• anchovies

• sardines

Which is the correct term for a fishing regulation that requires anglers to keep only the mid-sized fish?

• catch limit

• size limit

• slot limit

When public resources are used indiscriminately by the general public, with no rules or regulations, which of the following can result?

• maximum sustainable yield is reached

• tragedy of the commons occurs

• no repercussions

• the resource will increase in quantity

Which fishing method is used to catch bivalves (such as scallops) and is very damaging to the seafloor?

• mid-water trawl

• harpooning

• longlining

• dredging

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