Question

(6.03 mc)a survey conducted in the north sea showed that herring are being harvested below the rate they can reproduce. how would this resource be classified? renewable nonrenewable potentially renewable primarily nonrenewable

Answer 1

The answer is renewable because although the herring are being over harvested they are still fish/animals, which are renewable resources.

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Answer 2

The correct answer is "renewable".

Step-by-step explanation:

A renewable resource is a natural resource that can be replenished once the resource is taken for consumption. In this case, the herring is harvested at a rate below the rate of reproduction. This means that the herring would reproduce at a higher rate of the one being harvest, which allows herring's population to recover from the consumption and makes it a renewable resource.