GCSE Biology – Sustainable fisheries

Last updated: 04/05/2020

Learning Objectives

-I can describe the need for sustainable fisheries
-I can explain the methods used to keep fish stocks at a sustainable level

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  1. Where does fishing take place?

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  2. What is sustainable fishing?

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  3. What could extinction of fish cause?

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  4. Why does sustainable fishing not reduce fish populations?

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  5. What happened before the fishing regulations?

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  6. Why is our fishing now sustainable?

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  7. What does overfishing mean?

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  8. What does overfishing cause?

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  9. What could further overfishing cause?

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  10. What percentage of the world’s fish populations have been overfished?

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  11. What were the rules on fishing previously?

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  12. What have some governments introduced to address overfishing?

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  13. What are fish quotas?

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  14. How do fish quotas help fish populations?

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  15. What do fish quotas do to biodiversity?

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  16. Why do fish quotas increase biodiversity?

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  17. What is a problem with using fish quotas?

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  18. What is a problem with using fish quotas?

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  19. How can overfishing be reduced?

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  20. What has happened to fishing nets?

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  21. Why do fishing nets now have larger gaps?

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  22. How do large holes in fishing nets help fish populations?

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  23. What does letting young fish live cause?

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  24. Overall, what is happening to fish stocks in oceans?

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  25. If one member of a food chain is killed, what happens?

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