Darwin Declares
History of Fishing
Pollution
Global Warming
Solutions
100
This is the theory that species adapt and change over time
What is evolution?
100
This is considered the most destructive type of fishing vessel
What is the bottom dragger?
100
This is a patch of trash in the ocean that is twice the size of Texas
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
100
Named after the plant-filled buildings on land, this is the name given to the gases that keep our planet warm
What are greenhouse gases?
100
This is when you take fish from the wild and keep them in ponds, much like you would with cattle
What is fish farming?
200
Extremely important for our survival, this is the presence of a wide variety of species
What is biodiversity?
200
This was a regulation put in place that limited how far fishermen could fish from their country
What is the 200-mile limit?
200
Turtles often mistake this type of pollution for jellyfish
What are plastic bags?
200
Scientists believe a rise in temperature of this amount would cause catastrophic changes to our planet
What is two degrees Celsius?
200
An ineffective solution, this causes fishermen to throw dead fish overboard
What is fishing quotas?
300
Fish are threatened by many predators, so nature gave them this insurance to help their species survive
What is laying hundreds of eggs?
300
This was a deepwater species that was nearly overfished to extinction, and given a colorful name
What is the orange roughy?
300
This type of sticky pollution can remain in the ocean for many years and can damage the reproductive abilities of fish
What is oil?
300
With the polar ice caps melting and adding fresh water to the oceans, this ratio of salt to water is changing
What is salinity?
300
Because WWII caused fishing to stop for five years and the area was allowed to recover, this similar solution wants fishermen to stay away
What is temporarily closing fishing grounds?
400
These mammals rely on the bluefin tuna to find their food
What are dolphins?
400
After we used sails, we switched to steam engines for our fishing vessels, but now they are powered by this
What is oil/gasoline?
400
This is the process of turning plastic products into something else
What is recycling?
400
Due to the rising temperatures of the ocean, this devastating event is killing coral reefs all around the world
What is bleaching?
400
This is a method of fishing that allows for fishermen to continue working, but also allows for fish populations to mature and repopulate
What is sustainable fishing?
500
We care about the ocean, because if species start disappearing there, this would collapse
What is the food chain?
500
This invention from WWII made nets cheaper to replace, but has since caused an enormous amount of pollution in our oceans
What is plastic?
500
Currently the worst oil spill in history, this rig exploded in April 2010 and killed eleven people
What is Deepwater Horizon?
500
This is causing an excess of carbon dioxide emissions, and also leading to the loss of rainforest habitats
What is deforestation?
500
We could help the planet by not drilling for or using oil, if we switched to these renewable energy sources
What is solar and wind power?