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  2. Overfishing - Wikipedia

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    Jack mackerel caught by a Chilean purse seiner Fishing down the food web. Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish (i.e. fishing) from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stock), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area.

  3. Unsustainable fishing methods - Wikipedia

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    During the period between 2000 and 2001, a field study was conducted in Oman to simulate the catch rate of fishing gear that has been lost in the ocean (ghost fishing), by setting nets at various depths in fishing grounds across cities in Oman. [25] The study estimated that the daily mortality rate was1.3kg per trap. [25]

  4. Human impact on marine life - Wikipedia

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    Changes in marine ecosystem dynamics are influenced by socioeconomic activities (for example, fishing, pollution) and human-induced biophysical change (for example, temperature, ocean acidification) and can interact and severely impact marine ecosystem dynamics and the ecosystem services they generate to society. Understanding these direct—or ...

  5. Ocean fisheries - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's oceans, extending from the Arctic in the north to Antarctica in the south. Covering 169.2 million square kilometers, it is larger than all of the Earth's land area combined. [9]

  6. Wild fisheries - Wikipedia

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    In the ocean, there are frequent red tide algae blooms [75] that kill fish and marine mammals and cause respiratory problems in humans and some domestic animals when the blooms reach close to shore. In addition to land runoff , atmospheric anthropogenic fixed nitrogen can enter the open ocean.

  7. Reel Fishing - Wikipedia

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    Reel Fishing III (known as Fish Eyes 3 in Japan) is a fishing game for the PlayStation 2 platform. It was published by Victor Interactive Software. It was published by Victor Interactive Software. The story is about a man and his dog.

  8. Aquatic feeding mechanisms - Wikipedia

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    Ram feeding and suction feeding are on opposite sides of the feeding spectrum, where extreme ram feeding is when a predator swims over an immobile prey item with open jaws to engulf the prey. Extreme suction feeding is demonstrated by sit-and-wait predators that rely on rapid depression of the jaws to capture prey (e.g., frogfish, Antennariidae ).

  9. Odell Lake (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Mackinaw trout, the largest fish in the game; Blueback salmon; Whitefish; Chub, the smallest fish in the game; The game is heavily random; the same situation played in the same way can have different outcomes. For the most points, players must play the game safely, choosing the action that has the greatest chance of leading to a positive outcome.