(06.04 HC) You farm kelp and sell the kelp for food and as f…

(06.04 HC) You farm kelp and sell the kelp for food and as fertilizer. The wastes from the kelp can be used in an integrated aquaculture system in which kelp farming can be coupled with farming of fish or abalone. Make an argument that you are using a sustainable system of growing a renewable resource, and explain why it is beneficial (and more sustainable) to couple algae farming with fish farming than simply to farm fish independently. (5 points)

(05.04 LC) Researchers want to know how overfishing is impac…

(05.04 LC) Researchers want to know how overfishing is impacting fish populations to make decisions about whether new policies are needed to protect fish populations. What empirical evidence could be collected to get an idea of how overfishing is affecting particular populations? (3 points)

(04.03 HC) Cesium is a radioactive element which was release…

(04.03 HC) Cesium is a radioactive element which was released into the ocean after the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown in 2011. Cesium’s half-life is 30 years, which means that for every unit of cesium, half of it will decay over 30 years. How does this affect the human populations that eat fish from this area? (3 points)