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olgavictoria

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What type of net has been particularly disruptive in the mistargeting of species?
  a. Trawl nets
  b. Drift nets
  c. Purse seines
  d. Gill nets



Question 2

What kind of resource is waste disposal?
  a. Physical resource
  b. Marine energy resource
  c. Biological resource
  d. Nonextractive resource




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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Drift nets are fine, vertically oriented nylon nets. They can be as much as 7 meters tall and 80 meters
in length. They were originally developed by the United Nations to help Asian nations to create a
profit on something they were already doingsubsistence fishing. Information can be found in the
section Biological Resources



Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Nonextractive resources include the uses of the ocean as it keeps in place. The transportation of people
and commodities, recreation, and waste disposal are all examples of this type of resource. Information
can be found in the section Marine Resources.






 

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