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Describe three causes of overfishing?
increases in fishing technology (expanded upon), factory-freezer trawlers, increase in demand due to growing population,
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trap
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seesaw
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shark
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thief
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What are restricted areas in fishery management?
areas where fishing is not allowed to that breeding can take place and stocks can recover
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Name four ways oceans are important to humans
provide food (fish, seaweed), control the weather/climate, produce most of the world's oxygen, source of wave and tidal energy
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Explain the difference between target fish and bycatch
target fish is what you are trying to catch, bycatch is the unintended fish that is caught
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What two factors affect the density of water?
temperature and salinity
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rocket
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banana
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What does ENSO stand for?
El Nino Southern Oscillation
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shark
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What happens to the surface water temperature in the Pacific ocean during an El Nino?
it warms up (~0.5 degrees) above average for three months
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What is the purpose of a marine protected area
MPAs restrict human activity for a conservation purpose, typically to protect natural or cultural resources.
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What is guano and why is it economically important to Peru?
bird poop from sea birds, it is an excellent source of fertilizer
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How do cold currents effect the weather on land?
produce deserts
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What is a quota
Quotas are annual limits on the amount of fish that can be caught. Once the quota has been reached, further fishing is forbidden.
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baam
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gift
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In a normal year which direction does the wind blow in relation to the coast of Peru? (toward/east or away/west)?
Away - westerly wind is the pervailing wind and this carries warm water away from the coast to make room for upwelling
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