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Chapter 11 questions

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Chapter 11 Questions Chapter 11 Question 1 Describe the collapse of the cod fishery in the northwest Atlantic and some of its side effects Collapse: The overfishing through Industrial fish harvesting methods caused the collapse of Cod in the Northwest Atlantic in 1992. Side effects: Severely damaged New Finland?s economy, 20,000 fishermen out of work, Cod population still has not recovered, lead to collapse of other species such as sharks. Describe the effects of trawler fishing, purse-seine fishing, longlining, and drift-net fishing. Trawler fishing: Used to catch fish and shellfish that live on or near the ocean floor. Involves a funnel-shaped net along the ocean floor. Destroys ocean floor habitats.

Magnuson Stevens Act

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The Magnuson- Stevens Act Tessa and Mallory Actually the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Sets up eight Regional Fishery Management Councils that work to manage their regions? fisheries. Enacted in 1976 when the issue of foreign fishers depleting US fish supplies came to surface Mostly known for the regulation saying that only US fishing boats could fish within 200 miles of our shore Annual Catch Limits (known as ACLs) were put up to ensure that fish supplies were not depleted too much, or beyond repair, in a single year. The ACL also limited sale, catch and transport of some specific fishes. Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs) are very similar to ACLs; they regulate fish catch amounts. The MSA also regulated fishing equipment/technology, and vessel permits.
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