Biodiversity - Fishing

What are the two types of nets used locally for large-scale fishing?

• Trawl net and Cube net

• Drift net and Hand net

• Trawl net, and Drift net

A _________ net stretches across the water like a wall and floats at the surface of the ocean in one place despite the currents.

What are some animals which may be caught in drift nets?

• turtles, rats, small sharks

• turtles, small sharks, jellyfishes

• small sharks, ducks, butterflies

A ________ net is dragged along the seabed by a boat.

Along with animals, the _____________ net destroys the ocean floor, seaweed and corals.

• drift

• cube

• trawl

• hand net

Select all the examples of overfishing?

• Drift net fishing

• Rod fishing

• Small net fishing

• Trawling

Which of the following best defines overfishing?

• When humans catch too much fish from the oceans in a large scale at a fast pace than nature can naturally reproduce or replace.

• When human engage in small net, and rod fishing in a small scale.

Which are methods to reduce overfishing ?

• Drift net fishing

• Small net fishing

• Trawl fishing

• Rod fishing