Overfishing and whaling

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Across
  1. 2. sometimes countries catch whales but say they are using it for this
  2. 4. the type of boat used in the fishing industry, which has large nets, which whales can get caught in
  3. 5. the catching of too many fish at once so the breeding population becomes too depleted to recover
  4. 8. the catching and killing of whales so their meat, oil and blubber and oil can be harvested and used in products
  5. 9. unwanted fish or large mammals such as whales get accidentally caught in nets and then discarded back in the ocean
  6. 11. meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations from meeting their needs
  7. 12. this country catches the second highest number of whales each year
Down
  1. 1. this is what some fish species will become if overfishing continues
  2. 3. this is the organism at the bottom of the foodchain, which whale fecal plumes fertilise and help to grow
  3. 6. this part of an ocean ecosystem is disrupted by overfishing
  4. 7. this country catches the highest percentage of fish each year
  5. 10. this country catches the most whales each year