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1
Q

What’s the overriding 3 issues with over fishing?

A

1) over fishing of target species disrupts food chain
2) killing of other species accidentally caught
3) destruction of habitats with fishing gear

2
Q

What specific fish is Antarctica concerned about?

A

krill

3
Q

Krill live in densities of what?

A

10,000-30,000 per cubic metre

4
Q

A decline in krill numbers in the 1970s had lead to the decline of what animal in particular?

A

penguins

5
Q

In Japan ___% of the krill catch is processed for human consumption

A

43%

6
Q

In November 2007 what was the significant catch allowance upped to?

A

450,000 tonnes to 2.6 million tonnes

7
Q

The 2007 catch rate was upped based off scientific research that krill biomass was?

A

28 million tonnes

8
Q

All vessels fishing in the CCAMLR my participate in what?

A

their vessel monitoring system

9
Q

What does the CCAMLR stand for?

A

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

10
Q

How many Crabeater seals are in Antarctica?

A

15 million

11
Q

How many Weddell seals live in Antarctica?

A

800,000

12
Q

How many Elephant seals are there?

A

750,000