Tuna Fish Are Being Driven to Extinction Because of Overfishing

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Multiple Choice

Tuna fish are being driven to extinction because of overfishing. If all the fishermen know about this, why don't they fish less to slow down the extinction?

• A) The kind of fishing equipment that is used does not allow for smaller catches.
• B) A lack of well-defined property rights over the stock of tuna fish in the seB.
• C) The fishermen do not realize that their way of life will also become extinct.
• D) Their governments have not considered tradable allowances as a solution.

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Definitions:

Pulmonary Trunk

A major vessel that emerges from the right ventricle of the heart and bifurcates into the right and left pulmonary arteries, which carry blood to the lungs.

Right Ventricle

The chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs through the pulmonary artery.

Coronary Artery

Coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle, crucial for heart function and health.

Abdominal Aorta

The major blood vessel that runs from the heart through the center of the chest and abdomen, supplying oxygenated blood to the abdominal and pelvic organs and the legs.