SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What has severely hurt the populations of some kinds of fish in the Grand Banks recently?
A
pollution
B
acid rain
C
overfishing
D
climate change
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Decades of destructive fishing has resulted in the precipitous decline of key fish stocks such as bluefin tuna and Grand Banks cod, as well as collateral impacts to other marine life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fish stocks and ocean ecosystems are in decline in many parts of the world because of overfishing and destructive techniques.

Detailed explanation-3: -Environmental Effects In addition to harvesting large amounts of fish and seafood to sell, large-scale fishing operations catch and often unintentionally kill untargeted marine life, including juvenile fish, corals and other bottom-feeding organisms, sharks, whales, sea turtles, and birds.

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