Ocean Resources

Why is overfishing a problem?

• It reduces the fish population.

• It leaves the fish population as it is.

• It increases the fish population.

• It results in holding ponds.

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from damaged tankers or drilling platforms can cause wide destruction to living things in the ocean.

• Propellors

• Sewage dumping

• Scrap metal

• Oil pollution

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What is bycatch?

• catching fish with drift nets

• fish other than the targeted species, often thrown away

• fish that are processed on a fishing vessel

• animals other than fish that are caught in nets

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All of the following are human impacts on the oceans: pollution, overfishing, bycatch, and decreased biodiversity.

• True

• False

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__________ are valued for the pearls that form inside their bodies.

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Sea __________ is an ocean water product that is used as a seasoning for cooking, a nutrient for farm animals, a tool for refining metals, and much more.

Salt and other minerals are removed from ocean water at __________ plants.

Marine organisms are gathered from the ocean for both food and __________ products.

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What is the primary source of energy for ocean currents?

• Wind

• Tides

• Sun

• Earth's rotation

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Which of the following is a renewable ocean resource?

• Oil

• Natural gas

• Tidal energy

• Coal