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FISHTERM's fisheries quiz: level 2
Question 1: An area of land next to a body of water (sea, lake, etc.), usually having sand or small rocks.
Question 2: category of saltwater fishing that takes place in deep water; sea fishing carried out mainly on 30 to 50 metre trawlers for 10 to 15 day trips, on most continental shelves and sea fronts.
Question 3: Any shellfish (an aquatic mollusc) having two shells or valves which open and shut.
Question 4: a waterproof suit used by divers , having a heavy detachable helmet and an air supply via a tube
Question 5: An edible crustacean with a thick exoskeleton and two claws, eight legs, found in oceans and freshwater all over the world
Question 6: A large area of water, usually fresh, that is too small to have tides and that is completely surrounded by land
Question 7: The term pertains to cases when a vessel is regis- tered in a different State than that of ownership, for what- ever reasons of convenience.
Question 8: A heavy, often deep-sea, fishing line that is very long and has a series of baited hooks.
Question 9: A small orangish lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), especially used as food
Question 10: 1) to cut off the fins (from a fish). The practice of removing fins and discarding the carcass, usually pertaining to sharks. 2) of a marine animal) to show fins above the water — Saw was frightened as the sharks finned around the boat
