There are less than 500 species of fish, crustacean, and mollusks that are regularly harvested from the

ocean. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: T
Ten species of those 500 species that comprise one-third of all living marine resources caught. This
narrow harvesting of species in the ocean causes exploitation and overfishing if unregulated.
Information can be found in the section Biological Resources.

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