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FISHTERM's fisheries quiz:
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Question 1:

Measures of fishing effort such as hooks per day of fishing that have been standardized so that the measure is proportional to the fishing mortality rate that the gear(s) impose on the stock of fish.

A. Sein
B. Trawler
C. Mussel
D. Diving suit
E. Effective Effort (f)

Question 2:

A naturally formed offshore land feature (such as mudflat, shoal, rock, or reef ) within a distance of not more than 12 nautical miles from the low-water line of the mainland or an island, which is surrounded by water and visible at low tide but submerged at high tide.

A. Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)
B. Regime shift
C. Mussel
D. Fish shop
E. Low-tide elevation

Question 3:

Institution where aquaculture activities are practiced

A. Bigeye (Thunnus obesus)
B. Large-scale fishing
C. Ricker
D. Aquaculture centre
E. Aquarium

Question 4:

The act of making ice

A. Protected fisheries resource
B. Maritime authority
C. Icing
D. Generalised Additive Model
E. Precautionary approach

Question 5:

A unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to 1,852 metres (approximately 2,025 yards), or one minute of arc along the Earth’s equator.

A. Maximum Spawning Potential
B. CATCHEM
C. Nautical mile
D. Beach seine
E. Semi-industrial fishing

Question 6:

A graph showing the logarithm of catch in number of fish, plotted against fish age. Assuming equilibrium conditions, the descending limb of a catch curve can be used to estimate total mortality.

A. Fish
B. Population model
C. Fishing lure
D. Catch curve
E. Icing

Question 7:

The amount of catch that is taken per unit of fishing effort.

A. Aquiculture
B. Catch per Unit Effort (CPUE)
C. Generalised Additive Model
D. Resilience
E. Catch at Size (CAS)

Question 8:

Existing or located under the sea

A. Submarine
B. Granary
C. Crustacean
D. Flagship
E. IUU fishing

Question 9:

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.

A. Merchant navy
B. ICCAT
C. Fish processing
D. Submarine
E. Offshore fishing

Question 10:

The total number of civilian ships of a country carrying either passengers or cargo (goods)

A. State forest
B. Fishing gear
C. Merchant fleet
D. Aquatic environment
E. Archival tag