Total Allowable Catch (TAC)

question 221

Multiple Choice

Total allowable catch (TAC)

• A)explicitly limits the number of days in a season that particular fish may be caught.
• B)explicitly limits the number of boats allowed to fish in a particular area.
• C)explicitly limits the number or tonnage of fish that can be harvested from a particular fishery.
• D)issues tradable permits limiting the number of fish a particular fisher can catch.

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Definitions:

Nitrogen Fixation

The process by which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is converted into ammonia by certain bacteria, making nitrogen available to living organisms.

Denitrification

A microbial process occurring mostly in soil and aquatic environments, where nitrate is reduced and ultimately produces molecular nitrogen, removing it from the ecosystem.

Hydrologic Cycle

The water cycle, which includes evaporation, precipitation, and flow to the ocean; supplies terrestrial organisms with a continual supply of fresh water.

Nitrification

The conversion of ammonia (NH3) to nitrate (NO3-) by certain bacteria (nitrifying bacteria) in the soil; part of the nitrogen cycle.