AP Environmental Science

Category - AP Environmental Science

What method of fishing is usually used for surface-swimming fish, like salmon, sardines, mackerel, or tuna?
  1. Dive catching
  2. Purse-seine fishing
  3. Trawling
  4. Creels or traps
Explanation
Answer: B - Purse-seine fishing is usually used for surface-swimming fish, like salmon, sardines, mackerel, or tuna.

Key Takeaway: In purse-seine fishing, one or more boats in a fishing fleet cast a large net under and around a whole group of fish. The net usually looks like a purse or a bag with a draw-string. The fishers then pull the net in and retrieve the fish. This is usually used for pelagic (surface-swimming) fish like anchovies, sardines, salmon, tuna, and mackerel.
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