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Aqua Midterm pt1
Aquascience Midterm: Aquaculture Background
Question | Answer |
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What is the U.S. fish consumption per capita? | 15 lbs. |
What is the world fish consumption per capita? | 28 lbs. |
What % of seafood consumption is cultured? | 25% |
What is the value of the U.S. aquaculture industry? | $1 billion |
What is the value of the U.S. catfish industry? | $490 million |
What % of the major ocean species are exploited to some degree? | 70% |
What is "The maximum level at which a natural resource can be exploited without long-term depletion"? | Maximum Sustainable Yield |
What is the world population? | 7 billion |
What country leads in aquaculture production? %? | China 60% |
What % of aquaculture product is produced in the U.S? | 3% |
What is the most successful aquaculture product in the U.S? | catfish |
What is "the crop thrives in saltwater of various temperatures"? | mariculture |
When and where did aquaculture begin? | 3500 B.C. China |
What is "growing one or more species in the same water"? | polyculture |
Where did tilapia culture begin? | Egypt |
The earliest aquaculture studies in the U.S. dealt with what fish? | catfish |
What was the impact of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980? | made aquaculture a national priority |