Biologist E. O. Wilson proposed a list of priorities for protecting aquatic biodiversity. What is one of those priorities?
A. Decrease government subsidies for commercial fishing.
B. Identify and preserve the world's aquatic biodiversity hot spots.
C. Prevent the melting of arctic ice.
D. Prevent ocean and freshwater acidification.
E. Relocate people living in or near aquatic ecosystems.
Answer: B
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