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Fish populations can be conserved by employing education, establishing closed seasons, creating protected areas, using specific types of nets and mesh sizes, setting quotas, and conducting monitoring.

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Cambridge IGCSE BiologyHuman influences on ecosystemsSupplement content

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You need to be able to fish populations can be conserved by employing education, establishing closed seasons, creating protected areas, using specific types of nets and mesh sizes, setting quotas, and conducting monitoring.
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Methods include education, closed seasons, protected areas, specific nets and mesh sizes, quotas, and monitoring.

a
Identify two methods used to conserve fish populations.
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b
Explain how using specific mesh sizes in nets helps conserve fish populations.
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