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APES 11-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cetaceans | an order of mostly marine mammals ranging in size from the 0.9 meter porpoise to the giant 15-30 meter blue whale |
| toothed whales | whales that bite and chew their food. ex: porpoise, killer whale |
| baleen whales | filter feeder whales. ex: blue,gray, humpback |
| 6 | __ out of the total 7 species of sea turtles are endangered |
| TEDs | turtle excluder devices; help to keep sea turtles out of nets and help them escape when trapped in nets |
| international and national laws and treaties, economic incentives, | can be used to protect and sustain marine biodiversity |
| high seas | area of the ocean that is beyond a country's offshore fishing zone; very difficult to monitor and enforce laws pertaining to this area |
| MPAs | marine protected areas; areas of the ocean partially protected from human activities |
| ecosystem approach | new approach to managing and sustaining marine biodiversity that focuses on protecting whole marine ecosystems for current and future generations instead of primarily focusing on protecting individual species |
| marine reserves | areas put off-limits to destructive human activities in order to enable their ecosystems to recover and flourish |
| .1 | __% of the world's oceans are fully protected |
| integrated coastal management | community-based effort to develop and use coastal resources more sustainably |
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