WIS2040 Topic 08

5 February 2023
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To protect Lake Michigan from possible invasion by Asian carp, fishery managers _____
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put up an electrical barrier
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Pacific Ocean tuna were considered "Dolphin Safe" after _____ criteria were established
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IATTC
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_____ is the group that manages Atlantic Swordfish
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ICCAT
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The Patagonian Toothfish is managed by a group of 24 nations that make up the _____
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CCAMLR
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Swordfish USA (SUSA) claims there are roughly 17 million recreational fishers and _____ commercial swordfish boats in the North Atlantic.
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250
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Large scale commercial fishing for Patagonian Toothfish began in the _____
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1990s
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One problem with harvesting sharks commercially is that they are _____
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viviparous
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There are actually _____ species of Patagonian Toothfish.
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2
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Sharks are now commonly harvested for their _____, which is said to function as a cancer preventative
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cartilage
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There are possibly _____ species of bony fishes
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22,000
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The "Give Swordfish a Break" campaign was run by Sea Web and _____
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Natural Resources Defense Council
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Swordfish are harvested commercially using _____
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long lines
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The fishing technique used to catch Patagonian Toothfish is said to have resulted in the deaths of numerous _____
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sea birds
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The US imports about _____ % of all legally harvested Patagonian Toothfish.
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20
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The Patagonian Toothfish is harvested using _____
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long lines
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According to SUSA about _____ pounds of Swordfish are consumed by the US public each year
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30 million
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The US government recently closed more than 132,000 square miles of the Atlantic to commercial swordfishing because these areas are _____
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Swordfish nursery areas
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In order for jaws to function properly an animal must be able to overcome _____ , pitch, and yaw.
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roll
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Any swordfish that are caught that are not large enough by established standards are _____
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thrown overboard
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Asian Carp may actually leap into boats because _____
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outboard motors frighten them
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The Placoderms are thought to have evolved from the _____
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ostracoderms
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In the 1970s Bighead and Silver Carp were introduced to the US to control _____
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Mollusks and Algae
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The Patagonian Toothfish is officially listed as endangered
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False
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The _____ act of 1972 was enacted to protect dolphins from mortality due to fishing.
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Marine Mammal Protection
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_____ were an adaptation that enabled the jaws to work efficiently
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Paired fins
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The common carp is native to _____
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Eurasia
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In the film The Perfect Storm, the crew was fishing for _____
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Atlantic Swordfish
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Atlantic Swordfish feed chiefly on squid and _____ as adults
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Mackerel
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According to Sea Web as many as 1.1 million pounds of _____ were discarded by the swordfish industry between 1995-1996.
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Marlin
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When the US government closed more than 132,000 square miles to commercial swordfishing in the Atlantic, the sponsors of the 'Give Swordfish a Break' _____
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formally ended the campaign
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The _____ were the first jawed vertebrates
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placoderms
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Grass Carp were introduced to the US to control _____
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aquatic weeds
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In 1997, _____ decided to lift the ban on imports of Mexican tuna
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the US Senate
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According to Swordfish USA about 2/3 of the swordfish consumed in the US comes from the _____ Ocean.
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Pacific
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In 1990, the US banned imports of _____ from Mexico because of dolphin mortality
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tuna
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Jaws evolved from the _____
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gill arches