Across
- 2. A fishing net that is hung vertically so that fish get trapped in it by their gills.
- 5. A synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc., that can be molded into shape
- 6. A fishing net or seine that can be drawn into the shape of a bag, used for catching shoal fish.
- 7. The draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure
- 9. Clean out the bed of (a harbor, river, or other area of water) by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge
- 10. Act (MMPA) of 1972 was the first article of legislation to call specifically for an ecosystem approach
- 13. any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time
- 14. A large baglike net dragged by a boat along the bottom of a fishing bank
- 15. the increase in concentration of a substance
- 16. unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species
- 17. the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
- 18. Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
- 19. liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in suitable rock strata and can be extracted and refined
- 21. Deplete the stock of fish in (a body of water) by too much fishing
- 22. The cultivation of fish or other marine life for food.
- 23. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- 24. A large group of simple nonflowering plants containing chlorophyll but lacking true stems, roots, leaves, and vascular tissue
- 25. There are various dolphin safe labels used for canned tuna to imply that the fish has been caught without harming or killing dolphins
Down
- 1. the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides
- 3. also called methane hydrate, hydromethane, methane ice or "fire ice" is a solid clathrate compound
- 4. A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
- 8. The maximum level at which a natural resource can be routinely exploited without long-term depletion
- 11. Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land
- 12. Minerals, fossil fuels, and other materials present in essentially fixed amounts (within human time scales) in our environment
- 20. Tending to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully.