Chapter 53 - Geog Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
What type of resource are fish? | Renewable |
Over-Exploit | To over use something |
What is Over-Fishing | When too many of one type of fish are caught in an area leading to a large drop in the number of that type of fish. |
Why does it happen? | 1.Bigger Ships - Bigger nets and more room to store fish 2.Refrigerators on ships to keep fish fresh 3.New Technology - Sonar, Radar 4.Some fish swim in groups making them easy to catch. |
Steps to stop it | 1.Reduce size of fishing fleets 2.Quotas(limits) on the number of fish that can be caught in certain areas. 3.Banning non-EU boats from EU waters. |
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