WWF Chapter 5 Quiz

Why did the argument about overfishing end in the 1990s on the Grand Banks?

• Because fishermen had started to see the effects of overfishing.

• There was a shipwreck in the sandbar.

• The Orange Roughy went extinct.

• Fish were getting bigger.

Which of the following is NOT a reason fish were getting smaller?

• Big fish were getting caught leaving a small fish population behind.

• Nature was compensating for a shortage of food by making fish grow slowly.

• Small fish were harder to catch in trawler nets.

Who was most concerned about the problem based on pg. 65?

• Fishermen

• Scientists

• Mark Kurlansky

Who do fishermen blame for the problem of overfishing?

• Scientists

• Politicians

• Foreigners

In the interview with William Hooper, who did he blame first for the overfishing?

• Spanish

• Scots

• English

• Canadians

According to Mark Kurlansky, who were the first foreigners to start fishing in Iceland?

• Spanish

• Scots

• English

• Canadians

What was the debate in Iceland after the first foreigners started fishing in their waters?

• Whether the English fishing boats should stay or the Icelandic should get some boats of their own.

• Whether the English fishing boats should stay or the Icelandic should pirate their fish stock.

• Whether the Icelandic should compete with the English or they should ignore their boats.

What did the Icelanders decide to do on pg. 69?

• They started pirating the English boats.

• The Icelanders decided to attack the British.

• The Icelanders asked the British fishermen to leave.

How did the British respond to the Icelanders' actions?

• They left.

• They continued fishing.

• They attacked the Icelandic Coast Guard.

What political action happened as a result of the British/Icelandic conflict?

• Iceland and many other countries established a 200 mile zone around their territories.

• It lead to the start of World War II.

• Iceland and many other countries established a 100 mile zone around their territories.

• Iceland stopped fishing.