Question

Use information from the Washington Post article "Why We've Been Hugely Underestimating the Overfishing of the Oceans" to determine whether each statement is true or false.
a. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), worldwide catches peaked in 2001 at 86 million tons.
b. Using catch reconstruction, researchers estimate that the actual peak catch was 50% larger than the reported peak catch.
c, Catch reconstruction shows that, since the peak, catches have been increasing, not decreasing as previously reported.
d. The Sea Around Us Project found several problems with the FAO data, such as the fact that data that were not available were reported as catches of zero fish.

Answer 1

Answer:

"Why We've Been Hugely Underestimating the Overfishing of the Oceans"

Determining whether each statement is true or false:

a. False

b. True

c. False

d. True

Explanation:

The article "Why We've Been Hugely Underestimating the Overfishing of the Oceans," was published by the Washington Post on January 19, 2016.  It was written by Chelsea Harvey.  It tried to show how the world fish stock had been declining due to overfishing.  This is why it provided a report contrary to the FAO report.  

While the FAO report noted that the peak of worldwide catches was at 86 million tons in 1996, the contrary and independent report, using "catch reconstruction" showed that the peak was at 130 million tons in 1996.  The reconstructed research also showed that worldwide fish catches had suffered declines ever since the 1996 peak, thereby threatening "world food security and marine ecosystems".  The contrary report also suggested that all stakeholders must collaborate so that fish stocks can rebuild naturally.