Question

The Pew Oceans Commission noted that high-tech fishing practices are depleting the numbers of fish within many prime species. (2) Also, high-tech practices produce wasteful by-catch (catching species that are not the target) and destroy breeding grounds for fish. (3) Another problem associated with the highly efficient methods used by industrial fishing fleets is that the large catches create an ample supply for the market, which in turn decreases the value of the fish. (4) The lower market value of the fish causes a profit loss for all, big business and local fishermen alike. (5) The decrease in value of the fish leads to the fishing companies' need to catch more fish to sell, which fuels a vicious cycle.
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Which statement from the paragraph best supports the idea that non-industrial fishermen suffer from the effects of overfishing?
A.
(1) The Pew Oceans Commission noted that high-tech fishing practices are depleting the numbers of fish within many prime species.
B.
(2) Also, high-tech practices produce wasteful by-catch (catching species that are not the target) and destroy breeding grounds for fish.
C.
(4) The lower market value of the fish causes a profit loss for all, big business and local fishermen alike.
D.
(5) The decrease in value of the fish leads to the fishing companies' need to catch more fish to sel

Answer 1

C. (4) — It explicitly states that lower market value causes a profit loss for "all, big business and local fishermen alike," showing non-industrial fishermen suffer.