About 288% of the Global Fish Stock Is Considered Overfished

question 71

Multiple Choice

About 28.8% of the global fish stock is considered overfished.The reason fisheries have experienced such pressure is because __________.

• A)the growing human population requires protein,leading to a greater demand on fisheries
• B)technological advances allow us to fish so efficiently that often every single fish is removed from an area
• C)given that no nation can lay legal claim to resources in the open ocean,these resources are more susceptible to overuse and degradation
• D)A,B,and C
• E)A and B

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