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Expert Vocab For Ocean Issues

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Ocean Issues

Photo by VinothChandar

Bycatch

Catching unwanted species then throwing them away
Photo by Ken Lund

Trawlers

A fishing boat that uses a net

Exploit

 To take advantage of something
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Deplete

Use all the supplies or resources of something
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Overfishing

Depleting underwater species by too much fishing

Collapse

When a ecosystem falls or ends when one of the part is extinct.
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Commercial Fishing

Catching fish for commercial benefits(by selling,etc.).
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Human Impact

What humans do to the ecosystem

Marine Reserves

An area that they protect the fish- no fishing allowed.
Photo by Voodoo Zebra

Coastal Areas

Areas near the coast

Unregulated

 Free to do something.
Photo by VinothChandar

Unsustainable

harming the balance of the ecosystem by depleting natural resources

Pollution

Substances that have harmful effects on ecosystems
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Marine Ecosystems

Ecosystems in the sea
Photo by CAUT

Jeopardize

Put someone or something in danger.
Photo by Justin in SD

Population

All of a single species in one area
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Decline

to decrease
Photo by *Grant*

Overexploit

to use too much of wildlife for human need

Dwinding

to decrease in size, amount, or strength
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Large-Scale Fishing

fishing a lot
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