Question

Match each word to its correct meaning. 1. aquaculture the unwanted fish inadvertently caught in the process of fishing, often discarded 2. bycatch fishing method that involves spotting a large school of fish, and then trapping them with a net 3. drift net fishing fishing method that involves sending a giant scooping net to the ocean floor and bringing up everything it can 4. longlining fishing technique that involves the use of long lines of baited hooks 5. purse-seine fishing fishing technique that involves dragging long nets behind a boat and bringing in huge numbers of fish 6. trawling raising fish in an artificial controlled environment

Answer 1

Aquaculture - Raising fish in an artificial controlled environment

Bycatch - The unwanted fish inadvertently caught in the process of fishing, often discarded

Drift - fishing technique that involves dragging long nets behind a boat and bringing in huge numbers of fish

Trawling - Fishing method that involves sending a giant scooping net to the other floor and bringing up everything it can

Longlining - Fishing technique that involves the use of long lines of baited hooks

Purse-Seine fishing - fishing method that involves spotting a large school of fish and then trapping them with a net.

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. Aquaculture : raising fish in an artificial controlled environment

2. By-catch : the unwanted fish inadvertently caught in the process of fishing, often discarded

3. Drift net fishing : fishing technique that involves dragging long nets behind a boat and bringing in huge numbers of fish

4. Long-lining : fishing technique that involves the use of long lines of baited hooks

5. Purse-seine fishing : fishing method that involves spotting a large school of fish, and then trapping them with a net

6. Trawling : fishing method that involves sending a giant scooping net to the ocean floor and bringing up everything it can

Explanation:

1. Aquaculture or aqua-farming is the process of raising fishes in an artificial controlled environment, a contrast to commercial fish farming.

2. By-catch are the unwanted fishes that are inadvertently caught in the process of fishing, and are often discarded.

3. Drift net fishing is a fishing technique that involves dragging long nets behind a boat and bringing in huge numbers of fish, without the need to anchor the nets to the bottom.

4. Long-lining is a form of fishing technique that involves the use of long lines of baited hooks, attached at intervals. It is mostly a commercial technique of fishing.

5. Purse-seine fishing is a fishing method that involves spotting a large school of fish, and then trapping them with a net called a seine. The nets hang vertically in the water while the bottom is held by weights.

6. Trawling is a fishing method that involves sending a giant scooping net to the ocean floor and bringing up everything it can to one or more boats.