FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY

FOOD WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is overfishing?
A
The removal of bad fish from a environment
B
The removal of fish/ species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species can not replenish in time.
C
The removal of dead fish from a body of water
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Catching fish is not inherently bad for the ocean, except for when vessels catch fish faster than stocks can replenish, something called overfishing.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), “overfishing occurs when more fish are caught than the population can replenish through natural reproduction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overfishing – when more fish are caught than can be replaced through natural reproduction – is one of the biggest issues marine ecosystems face today. This can happen either directly, or indirectly through bycatch-the capture of unwanted sea life while fishing for a different species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Depletion was defined as a reduction, through overfishing, in the level of abundance of the exploitable segment of a stock that prevents the realization of the maximum productive capacity.

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