Marine Conservation Crossword #1

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Across
  1. 2. Mangroves are important as they act as a major (blank) sink
  2. 4. Interactions with animals should be (blank)
  3. 6. Non-target species caught in fishing
  4. 7. Type of pollution which smothers marine animals and is extremely typical to clean up
  5. 8. Invasive fish in the Caribbean originally from the Indo-Pacific
  6. 13. Fertilisers and sewage runoff cause e_____________
  7. 14. Coral reefs are important habitats with extremely high b___________
  8. 15. Marine habitat which sequesters lots of carbon and forms meadows
  9. 16. Coastal marine habitat which is an important nursery ground for fish and is made up of trees
Down
  1. 1. Illegally hunting or fishing
  2. 3. Seagrass is the Primary P_______ for many food webs
  3. 5. Overfishing and hunting has brought many species to the brink of (blank)
  4. 6. One reason coral reefs are facing habitat loss is because of b________ events
  5. 9. Species which are not native to an environment are (blank)
  6. 10. Tourism with an environmental focus
  7. 11. Mangrove habitat is often removed for s_____ farming
  8. 12. Type of mussel which is extremely invasive in the US