Whaling
Mammals and Fish
Fish Wars
Climate
Resources/Pollution
100
Meat and oil (blubber)
What are reasons why humans hunted whales.
100
Fur, blubber, oil, meat, limit amount of fish predators.
What are reasons why marine mammals are hunted.
100
This Country imports the MOST ornamental fish AND a very large amount of Tuna.
Who is the United States.
100
The hottest year on record.
When was 2016.
100
This energy resource is consumed the most in the United States today and is also produced the most in our country as well.
What is oil.
200
Over 2,000 years.
What is how long humans have been hunting whales for.
200
Good indicator of a healthy ecosystem.
What are ALL marine mammals.
200
A United States Department based on science that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.
Who is the, NOAA "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
200
Added moisture and warming waters, cause these to intensify.
What are hurricanes.
200
Cigarettes, candy wrappers, plastic water bottles
What are the top 3 trash items found in the ocean.
300
Nantucket, Massachusetts
What is the Whaling Capitol of the World in the 17-1800's
300
1. It only protects in the United States
2. Government can make adjustments to it how they see fit for big corporations.
What are problems with the Marine Mammal Act.
300
The removal of a species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species cannot replenish, resulting in those species becoming underpopulated in that area.
What is Overfishing.
300
This has risen 8-9 inches since the 1800's.
What is the sea level.
300
Whales, fish, shrimp, squid, zooplankton are all examples of animals effected by this type of unseen for of pollution.
What is noise pollution.
400
Scientific Research and Aboriginal Villages
What are legal reasons for hunting whales today.
400
This act protects all species threatened with extinction that fall within the borders of the United States.
What is the Endangered Species act of 1973.
400
Overfishing, whaling, pollution, fossil fuels are all examples of this situation where humans take more than needed and the whole population suffers.
What is "Tragedy of the Commons"
400
These two issues combined together are the "recipe for disaster" for people who live on Coastlines around the world.
What are rising sea levels and hurricanes.
400
1. Tides/Wave Energy
2. Off Shore Wind Turbine Farms
What are examples of renewable resources used in the ocean.
500
Global Warming, Struck by Boats, Noise pollution
What are other human induced issues that affect whales negatively.
500
This act made it illegal (in the United States) to harass, feed, hunt, capture or kill any marine mammal.
What is the Marine Mammal Act of 1972
500
Fishing quotas, new types of fishing nets, no fish areas, education, stricter restrictions on fishing juvenile fish.
What are changes that must happen to save fish populations.
500
As waters warm, coral whitens as a results of the loss of a coral’s algae (zooxanthellae) when it expels itself from the coral. (name this process)
What is Coral Bleaching due to CO2 levels rising in the Ocean.
500
Ultimately this source of the pollution cannot be traced back to a single source. (septic tanks, cars, trucks, and boats, farms, and forests)
What is nonpoint source pollution.