Humans depend on thriving populations of fish for sources of food. Which of the following human activities has the greatest negative impact on the ability to harvest food sources from the ocean?
Protecting areas where certain species of fish are known to breed.
Setting a limit on the number of fish that can be caught in an area.
Allowing factories to dump their waste products into rivers and streams.
Raising threatened species in fish farms and then releasing them into the ocean.
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Allowing factories to dump their waste products into rivers and streams would have the greatest negative impact on the ability to harvest food sources from the ocean. This kind of pollution can lead to contamination of waterways, depletion of oxygen levels, and destruction of habitats, all of which can have a detrimental effect on fish populations and the health of marine ecosystems.