Agriculture and Fishing

What is the 3rd largest industry in the Bahamas?

Agriculture

What is agriculture?

The science or practice of farming, including the cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals

List 4 threats to agriculture.

Invasive Species;
Infertile (Alkaline) Soil;
Natural Disasters;
Lack of Education;
Lack of Supplies or Technology

List 5 threats to Fishing.

Pollution;
Overfishing;
Catching juvenile fish;
Invasive species;
Dredging

List 5 benefits of fishing.

Exporting;
Food;
Tourism;
Recreation;
Biodiversity

List 5 benefits of agriculture.

Reduces imports;
Increases revenue;
Increases jobs;
Increases biodiversity;
Provides food

What are some methods of farming? List 3.

Slash and Burn;
Monoculture;
Pesticides;
Deforestation;
Fertilizers

What is is deforestation done for in agriculture?

Land is cleared by the removal of trees to make a way for farmers

List 3 environmental impacts of deforestation.

Soil erosion;
Flooding;
Increased levels of Carbon Dioxide;
Reduced transpiration which can lead to droughts

What is slash and burn?

Cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field

What is the main environmental impact of slash and burn?

It depletes the quality of the soil over a period of time

What is monoculture?

The growth of one species in each area

What is the main environmental impact of monoculture?

Reduces biodiversity, which can disrupt the food chain

What are pesticides?

Chemicals used to kill unwanted organisms that feed on crops

What is the environmental impact of pesticides?

Leads to bioaccumulation

What do fertilizers do?

Increase the amount of nutrients added to the soil. (They have salts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

What is the environmental impact of fertilizers?

Eutrophication

List 3 fishing methods.

Netting;
Impaling method;
Hook and Line;
Trapping

What are 2 advantages and disadvantages of netting?

Fishers do not have to go into the water;
Captures many fish in a short time;

Requires a large vessel;
Catch is not specific

What are 2 advantages and disadvantages of impaling?

Very specific;
Easy to use;

May damage reefs;
Requires going into the water

What are 2 advantages and disadvantages of hook and line?

Inexpensive;
Easy to use;

Bait is required;
Fewer fish is caught at a time

What are 3 main fishing vessels?

Dinghy, Sloop, Motor Vessel

What is the closed season of Crawfish?

April 1 to July 31

What is the closed season of grouper?

December 1 - February 28

What are the fishing laws for turtles?

The taking or harvest of sharks is prohibited

What are the fishing laws for Conch?

They should not be harvested unless the lip is thick and flared

What are the fishing laws for grouper? (2)

They have a closed season;
It is prohibited to capture grouper weighing less than 3 pounds

What are the fishing laws for crawfish? (4)

They have a closed season;
The head must be at least 3¼ inches or the tail 5½ inches;
Wooden traps should be no more than 3×2×2;
It is prohibited to possess egg-bearing females