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FISHTERM's fisheries quiz: level 1
Question 1: A vessel designed or used for catching shrimps.
Question 2: A pair of fins situated just behind the head of fishes, one on either side, that help control direction, balancing and movement during swimming.
Question 3: One approach used to assign ages to fish, given length measurements. For example, it can be used to convert catch-at-size data into catch-at-age data. Age-length keys are typically applied to the complete sample of fish with the goal of estimating the distribution of ages or some other biological value for each age.
Question 4: A member of the navy or the merchant marine, or any sailor on a ship, below the rank of officer - Often lowest rank in the navy, below petty officer. A sailor who performs manual duties that do not require special training.
Question 5: Police officers, usually a department of a larger police organization, under the authority of the State, responsible for the control and protection of water resources by monitoring and controlling water quality to prevent pollution, and ensure the application of laws concerning water resources. They do so by patrolling coastal seawaters, rivers, estuaries, harbors, lakes, canals or a combination of these, in watercrafts.
