1. The Magnuson Act states that fisheries management officials must pay attentio

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1. The Magnuson Act states that fisheries management officials must pay attention to protecting fish habitat. Which of the following fishing techniques would be most destructive to fish habitat? Canoeing, Long lining, Drift netting, or trawling 2.true or false: The majority of mining in the U.S. is subsurface mining 3. In order to provide sufficient food for a group of indigenous people in the Amazon, a section of rainforest will be cut down to make space for agricultural land. The decrease in biodiversity is a(n) ____________ between conservation and economic development. reconciliation, trade off, benefit, oversight 4. One of the goals of the forest service in reference to wild horses is to: prevent inbreeding of horses to avoid genetic anomalies, increase the population indefinitely, maintain a population size within its carrying capacity, create revenue for the United States government through the sale of wild horses to conservationists 5. true or false: Clear cutting has a similar effect as controlled burning of a forest. 6. true or false: Aphids are beneficial insects because they are small insects that eat weeds. 7. true or false: Aphids are beneficial insects because they are small insects that eat weeds. 8. true or false: If a disease caused the death of 50% of the individuals in the 25-40 year old age range, this would have minimal effect on the individuals in younger and older age ranges. 9. true or false: Regulated fishing in freshwater life zones can have a positive economic impact 10.true or false:Trawling adversely affects marine life zones because it introduces invasive species into the environment. 11.true or false: One of the key characteristics that defines a desert is the constantly high temperature.

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Implementing the Magnuson-Stevens Act

The Magnuson-Stevens Act created broad goals for U.S. fisheries management and a unique,

highly participatory management structure centered on the eight Regional Fishery Management

1

See NOAA Fisheries Annual Commercial Fisheries Landings Database available at

http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/commercial-landings/annual-landings/index

2

See Fisheries Economics of the U.S. 2011.NMFS Office of Science & Technology, available at:

http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/economics/publications/feus/fisheries_economics_20113

Councils (Councils). This structure ensures that input and decisions about how to manage U.S.

fisheries develops through a

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