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Question 25 • Environmental Science B (WHS)

Why should fishery managers not view cod stocks as separate from other fish stocks such as capelin and mackerel?

Answer
A
These fish species all form schools together and are therefore caught together.
B
Capelin and mackerel both compete with cod for ocean floor habitat.
C
These populations of these fish species are all related through the ocean food web.
D
There is no reason for fishery managers not to view cod stocks individually.