Asked by nnn

Based on the section “Using the Ocean as a Fishing Factory,” how does the use of fishing trawlers affect overfishing?


They rely on GPS technology to locate large schools of fish.


They have fish factories on board their boats.


They deplete large stocks of the target fish.


They discard many of the target fish that are too small.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They deplete large stocks of the target fish.

Large factory trawlers can catch, process, and store enormous quantities at sea, greatly increasing harvest rates and driving overfishing.