Question

Explain in steps how overfishing of species like tuna, cod, and sardines can affect the kelp population of the bay ecosystem.

Answer 1

Those fish species are removed/ weakened so the organisms that the fish eat have less natural predators and increase in population. They need to eat more kelp in order to sustain their population, resulting in a loss of kelp as there is suddenly more of a demand for it then the kelp can grow. All because the predators were removed from the food chain.

Answer 2

Answer:

The overfishing of fishes will result in the rapid decline of the kelp population of the bay ecosystem.

Explanation:

Step by step process:

• Kelp are brown algae that form an essential part of the bay ecosystem as it provides food and shelter to the fishes at sea.
• The fishes like Tuna, Cod, and Sardines are predatory fishes that eat small fish and maintain the equilibrium at sea.
• When the hunt for these fishes increases their population at sea decreases.
• The food chain is severely affected as the absence of predatory fishes results in the increase of small fishes that eats kelp.
• Since, the population of small fishes increases more and more kelp is consumed which result in the decline of kelp forests.
• Hence, disturbing the equilibrium of the bay ecosystem.

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