Fishing down the food chain refers to

A. the practice of line fishing where only mature adult fish are harvested.
B. using trawlers with large nets to harvest marine resources.
C. the practice of fishing top predators nearly to extinction then moving on to smaller, less desirable fish.
D. the practice of fishing down at the bottom of the food chain.


Answer: C

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