Chapter 11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity 

________ rise from global warming will harm coral reefs and low- lying islands with mangrove forests.

________: Reduce or eliminate fishing subsidies.

Builds global conservation efforts on all migratory species.

An international convention that combines wildlife and trade themes with a legally binding instrument for achieving conservation and sustainable use objectives.

Protected from human activities.

effect of trawlers

Threaten native species and disrupt and degrade whole ecosystems

concentration of a particular wild aquatic species suitable for commercial harvesting in a specific area

area of ocean needed to sustain the fish consumption of a person, country, or the world

Threatened with extinction by human activities more than any other group of species

no longer economically feasible to harvest a species

Area of ocean needed to sustain the fish consumption of an average person, nation, or the world

An international convention that combines wildlife and trade themes with a legally binding instrument for achieving conservation and sustainable use objectives

Builds global conservation efforts on all migratory species

Protects critically imperiled species, damaged by development and economic growth from extinction

Regulates the Secretary of Commerce to undertake comprehensive conservation studies of all whales found in US waters

Links traditional conservation efforts to the economic goal of using biological resources sustainably

Exclusive economic zones for countries

Protected from human activities

No human activity allowed

the traditional approach

using large complex computer models

Tilapia

Set low catch limits and improve monitoring and enforcement

Establish no-fishing areas and establish more marine protected areas

Label sustainably harvested fish and publicize overfished and threatened species

Use nets that allow the escape of smaller fish

Zoning laws steer development away from wetlands

Can destroy wetlands if create one of equal area

U.S. and Canada

Washington state, U.S

Provide hydroelectric power, provide irrigation water, and hurt salmon

Completed the mapping of the worlds aquatic biodiversity, identified and preserved aquatic diversity hotspots, created large and fully protected marine reserves, protected and restored the worlds lakes and rivers, and ecological restoration projects worldwide

Threaten native species and disrupt and degrade whole ecosystems

concentration of a particular wild aquatic species suitable for commercial harvesting in a specific area

area of ocean needed to sustain the fish consumption of a person, country, or the world

Threatened with extinction by human activities more than any other group of species

no longer economically feasible to harvest a species

An international convention that combines wildlife and trade themes with a legally binding instrument for achieving conservation and sustainable use objectives

Builds global conservation efforts on all migratory species.

Protects critically imperiled species, damaged by development and economic growth from extinction

Regulates the Secretary of Commerce to undertake comprehensive conservation studies of all whales found in US waters

Links traditional conservation efforts to the economic goal of using biological resources sustainably

Certifies sustainably produced seafood

Set low catch limits and improve monitoring and enforcement.

Establish no-fishing areas and establish more marine protected areas

Label sustainably harvested fish and publicize overfished and threatened species

Use nets that allow the escape of smaller fish

Zoning laws steer development away from wetlands. In the U.S., one needs a federal permit to fill wetlands greater than 3 acres

Can destroy wetlands if create one of equal area

Provide hydroelectric power, provide irrigation water, and hurt salmon

Completed the mapping of the world’s aquatic biodiversity, identified and preserved aquatic diversity hotspots, created large and fully protected marine reserves, protected and restored the world’s lakes and rivers, and ecological restoration projects worldwide.

No human activity allowed

Label sustainably harvested fish and publicize overfished and threatened species