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Overfishing

Overfishing, or harvesting fish faster than they can be replaced by reproduction, greatly reduced the amount of fish in parts of the world's oceans.

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What type of fish can't reproduce?

Sterile ones, like most of the corn grown today (in the US).


Does a long fish swim faster than short fish?

i think that a short one swims faster


How does a fish reproduce?

Many fish reproduce sexually. The male fish will insert a part of his body into the female fish in order to fertilize her eggs. In some cases, the male fish will spread semen on the eggs after they leave the body of the female.


Are fish renewable resource?

Fish are renewable, since they live on renewable foods and reproduce by natural means. Whether something is renewable or not depends on the difference between how fast it is removed and how fast it is replaced. Living things reproduce themselves, and some can do it faster than others. Flies and rabbits breed quickly, while oak trees and whales breed slowly. If you wanted to get rid of all the flies in the world, you'd have to work very fast to kill as many as you could as quickly as you could, because otherwise the remaining flies would soon repopulate the world and you'd have to start again. But if you wanted to get rid of all the oak trees, you wouldn't have to work nearly as fast. It takes a very long time for an acorn to grow into an adult tree, and provided you work faster than that, you can remove all oak trees faster than they can reproduce and replace themselves. So the question about fish is really a question about how fast the population can replace the fish that we remove from the sea. If we remove one or other species of fish faster than it can reproduce, it is not a renewable resource. If we remove them at a rate that the population can replace, it is a renewable resource. In other words, if we are careful, considerate and conservative, fish are a renewable resource. If we are greedy, and take them from the sea too quickly, then they are not renewable.


The use of fish tail?

The use of fish tail is that its help the Fish swim faster than its preadator. Like if the Shark was after a Fish than the fish wolud have to use its tail to swim faster than its preadator which is Shark.

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Why are people starting to farm the oceans instead of harvesting wild orgnisms?

because fish reproduce faster than we humans and we human can eat fish (cooked, and not raw) so thats why people farm the oceans


What is the definition of overfishing?

Fishing faster than the fish can reproduce.


Do fish reproduce asexualy?

Fish sexually reproduce.


How can you explain issues associated with coral harvesting methods?

Coral harvesting methods cause damage to coral reef ecosystems faster than the ecosystems can recover.Blast fishing is used because it maximizes the harvesting of fish, but it is also destructive to surrounding coral. Cyanide harvesting has similar effects. It can often kill coral along with the fish that it is targeting. Coral harvesting targets coral. If large portions of coral are removed it is difficult for the ecosystem to recover, as the coral as essential for the ecosystem and grows slowly over a period of many years. -e2020


What is the difference between ichthyology and fish and fisheries?

Ichthyology is the study of the group of animals called fish. Fish are a group of aquatic animals with fins. Fisheries are entities engaged in the controlled harvesting of fish, generally for food.


How do stare fish reproduce?

Star fish reproduce by splitting. They are asexual so they don't need a partner to reproduce.


What do fish reproduce?

More fish.


Do fish reproduce only?

Some fish do in fact only reproduce one time. Other fish can reproduce as many times as they would l like.


Does a Clown fish reproduce?

No, clown fish do not reproduce. They just appear out of thin air.


How do moonfish reporduce?

The moon fish reproduce by spawning. All fish reproduce by spawning.


Do bony fish reproduce sexually or asexually?

Bony fish reproduce sexually. No pun intended.


What are 4 ways of harvesting salmon?

fish em out with you dick