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| Nontarget species that become trapped in fishing nets and are usually discarded |
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| maximum sustainable yield |
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| The amount that can be harvested without dereasing the yield in future years |
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| More fish are taken than is sustainable in the long run, leading to population declines |
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| zones that extend 200 nautical miles from the coastline of any given nation, where that nation has exclusive rights over marine resources, including fish |
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| discrete regions of oceans that are legally protected form various forms of human exploitation |
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| restricted areas where all fishing is prohibited and absolutely no human disturbance is allowed |
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| fish-farming; the rearing of aquatic species in tanks, ponds, or ocean net pens |
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| a fishery that ensures that fish stocks are maintained at healthy levels, the ecosystem is fully functional, and fishing activity does not threaten biological diversity |
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| the fish population is well below historic levels and the population's reproductive capacity is low, meaning that recovery will be slow, if at all |
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| the industry devoted to commercail fishing or the places where fish are caught, harvested, processed, and sold |
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| humans consume more seafood every year than we do beef, pork, and chicken combined and 15 % of the world's population rely on fish as their main source of protien |
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| Laws exist to protect and manage fisheries |
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| Legislation began in the 1960s with the creation of exclusive economic zones, marine protected areas, and marine reserves |
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| Environmental challenges of aquaculture |
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| Aquaculture has led to the depletion of the populations of smaller fish harvested as food for aquaculture net pens, and ecosystem damage to make room for the farms. |
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| Bycatch threatens many species including whales, dolphins, sea turtle, sea birds, seals, sea lions, and sea otters. Their populations have declined significantly because of bycatch. |
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| Recirculating Aquaculture Systems are biosecure |
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| The thousands of gallons of water used in RAS are recycled and none of it is from the harbor directly. They also don't pump into the harbor. Also, waste is made into biogas that reduces the amount of energy used in the plant. |
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| acceptance of the fact that climate change is happening and pursuance of mitigation |
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| small particles in the atmosphere |
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| trends and variations in Earth's climate |
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| atmospheric gases that absorb infrared radiation |
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| warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere |
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| the ability of a substance to warm the atmospehere by trapping thermal energy |
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| a greenhouse gas emitted from fossil fuel deposits, livestock, landfills, and crops such as rice |
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| a greenhouse gas emitted from feedlots, chemical manufacturing plant, auto emissions, and synthetic nitrogen fertilizers |
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| voluntary payment to enable another entity to reduce emmisions when one cannot |
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| the science that deal with distribution and abundance of organisms, the interaction among them, and the interactions between organisms and their abiotic environments |
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| the disappearance of a particular population from the face of the earth |
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| transformation from a primarily agricultural society to one based on the manufacturing of goods and services |
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| a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area |
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| a dominate view in science |
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