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Question

Review the graph above. It shows the trend in the total catch of cod over 70 years. Select the best response for this change.

a
The cod catch is declining due to human population decline and less demand for food.
b
Cod populations have dropped to unsustainable levels, preventing the same quantities caught in the past.
c
Cod populations have been under fished and have over-reproduced.
d
Overfishing has led to cod population growing and outcompeting other fishes.

Answer 1

b
Cod populations have dropped to unsustainable levels, preventing the same quantities caught in the past.