Apologia Marine Bio mod 15 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Reverse Osmosis is the most promising method of desalinization of ocean water. Why and how does it work?

high presure system forces water through a semipermeable membrane. It uses less energy than distillation

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What is a renewable resource?

Resources that can naturally replace harvested numbers.

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What is a maximum sustainable yield?

the size of a natural population at which it produces a maximum rate of increase, typically at half the carrying capacity.

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What is bycatch?

the unwanted fish and other marine creatures caught during commercial fishing for a different species.

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what is happening in this picture and why?

horseshoe crab blood is harvested because it will clot when it detected bacterial toxins. It is used to check sterility in vaccines

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How are most clupeoid fish utilized?

because of their small size, they are mostly ground into a fish meal that is used as a protein supplement for other foods

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What is a longline?

floating mainlines extending for 100km on the ocean surface, mainline has 2000 vertical lines with baited hooks.

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What is the difference between mariculture and aquaculture?

aquaculture is related to freshwater, mariculture is identified with seawater

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How does marketing help us manage our marine resources?

Creative marketing to consumers increases demand for fish that may not initially be attractive to certain cultures

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describe trawling.

a method of fishing that involves pulling a fishing net through the water behind one or more boats. dragging it on the bottom

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What is an exclusive economic zone?

Resources found up to 200 miles off shore belong exclusively to that country

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describe purse seine fishing

fishing that uses a net, called a seine, that hangs vertically in the water with its bottom edge held by weights, and a draw string at the top to close it

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What is a non renewable resource?

Resources that are not capable of replacing harvested numbers. minerals, natural gas,

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