marine biology

Do any of you know what bycatch is?

• I do not care enough

• Yes

• I have heard of it but I don't know

• Never heard of it

Answer explanation

The depletion of the stock of fish, by fishing too much

What is Overfishing?

• You cannot overfish, the ocean is huge

• When a person fishes all day

• When you eat too much fish at dinner

• Too much fishing

How is commercial fishing affecting the marine ecosystem?

• The workers are bad

• It is causing an imbalance in the ecosystem

• The boats are releasing oil

• it is not

Bycatch is when...

• Non-target animals get caught in fishing nets and drown.

• you catch something multiple times.

• you catch a fish and say bye.

• You do not take the hook out of the fish's mouth.

Is bycatch affecting pelagic species?

• WHAT?

• it is possible

• YES!

• no, those do not exist

How many species are affected by bycatch?

• 1

• nobody really knows exactly

• 200

How many types of commercial fishing techniques contribute to bycatch?

• only a few

• 7

• at least 100

• There is only one right way, with a pole and a hook

How can bycatch issues be managed? 

• It is not possible

• regulations and limitations

• check the fishing boats

• random inspections

Why are the sawfish populations in decline?

• Humans

• Habitat loss

• bycatch mortality

• they are overpredated

Are overfishing and bycatch correlated?

• yes

• no

• it probable