URI MAF 100 Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
fishery - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔activities involved in catching a species of fish or
shellfish (or group of species that share the same habitat)
20 (species) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔number of species in New England groundfish
fishery
groundfish - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔examples include: cod, flounder, redfish, haddock
benthic environment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔groundfish generally live in the ??
people - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the ________ own the fish
1900-1930 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Time Period
-fishing practices & fish processing change the industry
-originally: wind powered schooners, hooks & lines, salt fish to keep it fresh, cod
-next: steam trawler, refrigeration, cod & haddock
steam trawler - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔boat invention in 1906
-has its own power
-doesn't rely on wind
refrigeration - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔with this invention, fishermen could bring fish on
board without salt/ice, stay at sea longer, catch more fish
1930-1960 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Time Period
-increased pressure on fish stocks
-number of fish caught decreased
-some biologists warned of danger in fishery
,stock - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ocean management unit
landings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔number of fish caught
1960-1976 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Time Period
-in 1960s thought biggest threat to US fish stocks was foreign fleets
-resulted in federal fisheries management
factory trawlers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔massive, foreign trawlers
fished & returned to their own countries
1976 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Time Period
-Fisheries Conservation & Management Act passed by congress
Fisheries Conservation and Management Act - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Act
-asserts US control over fisheries in Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
-establish regional fishery management councils
Regional Fishery Management Council - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Governing Body
-8 regional councils across US
-manage fisheries within borders
-propose Fishery Management Plans (FMPs)
-include fishermen, persons from each state, conservationists
-council creates FMP=>submits to NOAA Fisheries (NMFS)
-guidance to assist councils with development of FMPs
-7 original standards
standards - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔7 original ________ in Regional Fishery Management
Councils
, ex: prevent over-fishing while achieving optimum yield, be based upon best science
overfishing - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔rate of fishing that exerts too much pressure on
environment
optimum - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔beneficial to society
management actions - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔________ ________ by NE Fisheries
Management Council w/ NOAA
ex.
-limit amount of fish allowed for harvest
-limit on number of fishermen who can participate
-minimum fish sizes
-gear rules: minimum mesh sizes
-others also
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔regional management
councils devoted to these
they are submitted to/implemented by NOAA
fishing technology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔these are examples of ________ ________
(since 1976)
-trawlers
-nets (pulled through bottom on rollers)
-Loran
-radar
-sonar
tax breaks - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-_____ _____ given to fishermen so they could buy
boats
-resulted in people buying fishing equipment just for the money
Questions and CORRECT Answers
fishery - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔activities involved in catching a species of fish or
shellfish (or group of species that share the same habitat)
20 (species) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔number of species in New England groundfish
fishery
groundfish - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔examples include: cod, flounder, redfish, haddock
benthic environment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔groundfish generally live in the ??
people - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the ________ own the fish
1900-1930 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Time Period
-fishing practices & fish processing change the industry
-originally: wind powered schooners, hooks & lines, salt fish to keep it fresh, cod
-next: steam trawler, refrigeration, cod & haddock
steam trawler - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔boat invention in 1906
-has its own power
-doesn't rely on wind
refrigeration - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔with this invention, fishermen could bring fish on
board without salt/ice, stay at sea longer, catch more fish
1930-1960 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Time Period
-increased pressure on fish stocks
-number of fish caught decreased
-some biologists warned of danger in fishery
,stock - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ocean management unit
landings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔number of fish caught
1960-1976 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Time Period
-in 1960s thought biggest threat to US fish stocks was foreign fleets
-resulted in federal fisheries management
factory trawlers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔massive, foreign trawlers
fished & returned to their own countries
1976 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Time Period
-Fisheries Conservation & Management Act passed by congress
Fisheries Conservation and Management Act - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Act
-asserts US control over fisheries in Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
-establish regional fishery management councils
Regional Fishery Management Council - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Governing Body
-8 regional councils across US
-manage fisheries within borders
-propose Fishery Management Plans (FMPs)
-include fishermen, persons from each state, conservationists
-council creates FMP=>submits to NOAA Fisheries (NMFS)
-guidance to assist councils with development of FMPs
-7 original standards
standards - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔7 original ________ in Regional Fishery Management
Councils
, ex: prevent over-fishing while achieving optimum yield, be based upon best science
overfishing - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔rate of fishing that exerts too much pressure on
environment
optimum - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔beneficial to society
management actions - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔________ ________ by NE Fisheries
Management Council w/ NOAA
ex.
-limit amount of fish allowed for harvest
-limit on number of fishermen who can participate
-minimum fish sizes
-gear rules: minimum mesh sizes
-others also
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔regional management
councils devoted to these
they are submitted to/implemented by NOAA
fishing technology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔these are examples of ________ ________
(since 1976)
-trawlers
-nets (pulled through bottom on rollers)
-Loran
-radar
-sonar
tax breaks - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-_____ _____ given to fishermen so they could buy
boats
-resulted in people buying fishing equipment just for the money
