Question

Use information from the Washington Post article Why We've Been Hugely Underestimating the Overfishing of the Oceans to determine whether each statement is true or false.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO), worldwide catches peaked in 2001 at 86 million tons
1. True
2. False
Using catch reconstruction, researchers estimate that the actual peak catch was 50% larger than the reported peak catch.
1. True
2. False
Catch reconstruction shows that, since the peak, catches have been increasing, not decreasing as previously reported
1. True
2. False
The Sea Around Us Project found several problems with the FAO data, such as the fact that data that were not available were reported as catches of zero fish.1. True
2. False

Answer 1

1. False. The peak of 86 MILLION occurred in the year of 1996 and not in 2001 as per the reports of food and agricultural organisation of UN.

2. True. The given statement is correct from the source.

3. False. As per the research conducted on the basis of catch reconstruction, the catches have been declining due top several reasons.

4. The last statement is totally correct as verified by the source mentioned.