Managing Fish Stocks

What is one consequence of overfishing?

• Protecting fish stocks
• Increasing fishing effort
• Damaging the seabed
• Reducing fish populations

What is one reason why fishermen may oppose the use of Marine Protected Areas?

• Because they provide habitats for threatened species
• Because they discard bycatch
• Because they prevent fisherman from catching fish in certain areas limiting income.
• Because they increase fishing effort

What is one restriction imposed by the Iceland government to manage cod stocks?

• Allowing the disposal of bycatch
• Targeting only one species
• Protecting territorial waters
• Increasing fleet sizes

What is one purpose of Marine Protected Areas?

• To provide habitats for threatened species
• To discard bycatch
• To increase fishing effort
• To restrict fishing gear

What action did the government of Newfoundland take to address the decline in cod stocks?

• They closed the fishery
• They discarded bycatch
• They increased fishing effort
• They allowed other countries to fish in their territorial waters

What is one measure to manage fish stocks that is enforced through legislation?

• Increasing fishing effort
• Setting limits on the minimum size of fish that can be caught
• Allowing the landing and sale of bycatch
• Using large trawl nets

What strategy did the Iceland government implement to prevent the collapse of cod stocks?

• Discarding bycatch
• Using large trawl nets
• Implementing strict quotas
• Increasing fishing effort

Why are these actions such as restricting the size of a fishing fleet or number of days which fish can be taken often unpopular with fishermen?

• Because they increase fishing effort
• Because they lead to overfishing
• Because they damage the seabed
• Because they result in job losses

What is one way to reduce fishing effort?

• Having a closed fishing season
• Catching small and young fish
• Increasing the number of boats fishing
• Using larger fishing gear

What is one consequence of discarding bycatch?

• Wasting non-target species as they often die
• Increasing fishing effort
• Protecting fish stocks
• Damaging the seabed