Public Fishmonger Test. 30 questions, pass mark is 60% | Fishmongers Knowledge

Question 1 #MFS-June18-003 (Worth 1 point)

Choose the best description of sustainable and responsible sourcing:

A) Fish stocks are harvested to support and sustain ecosystem health and the marine environment.

B) Fish stocks are harvested using only passive fishing gears.

C) Fish stocks are harvested using only active fishing gears.

D) Fish stocks are harvested to maximise fish intake.

Question 2 #MFS-June18-003 (Worth 1 point)

Choose the best description of sustainable and responsible sourcing:

A) Fish stocks are harvested to support and sustain ecosystem health and the marine environment.

B) Fish stocks are harvested using only passive fishing gears.

C) Fish stocks are harvested using only active fishing gears.

D) Fish stocks are harvested to maximise fish intake.

Question 3 #MFS-June18-004 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following statements is true? The Marine Stewardship Council is?

A) A certification programme that sets sustainability standards for wild fisheries and aquaculture.

B) A seafood guide

C) A certification programme that sets sustainability standards for wild fisheries.

D) A certification programme that sets sustainability standards for aquaculture.

Question 4 #MFS-June18-005 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following statements is true? The Aquaculture Stewardship Council is?

A) A certification programme that sets sustainability standards for aquaculture.

B) A seafood guide

C) A certification programme that sets sustainability standards for wild fisheries and aquaculture.

D) A certification programme that sets sustainability standards for wild fisheries.

Question 5 #MFS-June18-006 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following statements is true? The Marine Conservation Society's 'Good Fish Guide' is?

A) A certification programme that sets sustainability standards for aquaculture.

B) A seafood guide and not a certification programme.

C) A certification programme that sets sustainability standards for wild fisheries and aquaculture.

D) A certification programme that sets sustainability standards for wild fisheries.

Question 6 #MFS-June18-007 (Worth 1 point)

Which one of the following statements is not regarded as a benefit of seafood certification?

A) Certified seafood raises awareness about overfishing and poor fisheries management

B) Customers are encouraged to eat certified sustainable seafood

C) Customers are encouraged to eat underutilised species

D) Certified seafood allows businesses to market their products and business over their competitors.

Question 7 #MFS-June18-015 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Total Allowable Catch describes ________? (select one)

A) a�catch�limit set for a particular fishery, generally for a year or a fishing season

B) the total volume of fish and shellfish a country is allowed to land that year.

C) the total volume of fish and shellfish that can be landed across the world.

D) the catch limit a commercial fishing vessel can land in a year of fishing season

Question 8 #MFS-June18-018 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following statements describes a hatchery?

A) Pens and cages that are fully submersed in marine or freshwater waters

B) Artificial breeding and rearing of spat, juvenile fish, and crustaceans

C) Mesh bags stored on racks

D) Machines that filter water from tanks, so it be reused

Question 9 #MFS-June18-019 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following statements describes a recirculating system?

A) Mesh bags stored on racks

B) Pens and cages that are fully submersed in marine or freshwater waters

C) Machines that filter water from tanks, so it be reused

D) Artificial breeding and rearing of spat, juvenile fish, and crustaceans

Question 10 #MFS-June18-020 (Worth 1 point)

Pens and cages are a type of aquaculture used for finfish. Which of the following species is it not used for?

A) salmon

B) bib

C) tilapia

D) catfish

Question 11 #MFS-June18-021 (Worth 1 point)

Mesh bags are used in aquaculture to harvest which type of shellfish species (select one):

A) scallops

B) mussels

C) clams

D) oysters

Question 12 #MFS-June18-023 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following is not classed as a 'passive fishing gear'?

A) pole and line

B) gill nets

C) purse seine

D) pots and traps

Question 13 #MFS-June18-024 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following is classed as an 'active fishing gear'?

A) traps and pots

B) long-lining

C) trammel nets

D) trawlers

Question 14 #MFS-June18-025 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Long-lining is a fishing method using...

A) wall of nets divided into three layers, an inner fine mesh net is sandwiched between two outer larger meshed nets

B) a long line (up to 100 km long) set vertically in the water column or horizontally along the bottom.

C) walls of netting set at or below the surface, on the seabed or at any depth in between

D) using a rod off a boat or port and involves the use of bait

Question 15 #MFS-June18-026 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Trammel nets is a fishing method using...

A) Static lines of pots made from netting

B) wall of nets divided into three layers, an inner fine mesh net is sandwiched between two outer larger meshed nets

C) walls of netting set at or below the surface, on the seabed or at any depth in between

D) using a rod off a boat or port and involves the use of bait

Question 16 #MFS-June18-027 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Gill nets is a fishing method using...

A) wall of nets divided into three layers, an inner fine mesh net is sandwiched between two outer larger meshed nets

B) walls of netting set at or below the surface, on the seabed or at any depth in between

C) walls of netting set at or below the surface, on the seabed or at any depth in between

D) using a rod off a boat or port and involves the use of bait

Question 17 #MFS-June18-028 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Pole and line is a fishing method using...

A) wall of nets divided into three layers, an inner fine mesh net is sandwiched between two outer larger meshed nets

B) using a rod off a boat or port and involves the use of bait

C) walls of netting set at or below the surface, on the seabed or at any depth in between

D) a long line (up to 100 km long) set vertically in the water column or horizontally along the bottom.

Question 18 #MFS-June18-029 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Pots and traps is a fishing method using...

A) a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish

B) gear that uses lights and lines to harvest the species

C) when the gear is anchored at sea, there will be a trap door used for undersized or non-target species

D) fishing nets that are pulled along the bottom of the sea or in midwater at a specified depth

Question 19 #MFS-June18-030 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Jigging is a fishing method using...

A) gear that uses lights and lines to harvest the species

B) when the gear is anchored at sea, there will be a trap door used for undersized or non-target species

C) a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish

D) fishing nets that are pulled along the bottom of the sea or in midwater at a specified depth

Question 20 #MFS-June18-031 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Purse seine is a fishing method using...

A) a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish

B) gear that uses lights and lines to harvest the species

C) when the gear is anchored at sea, there will be a trap door used for undersized or non-target species

D) fishing nets that are pulled along the bottom of the sea or in midwater at a specified depth

Question 21 #MFS-June18-032 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Trawlers is a fishing method using...

A) a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish

B) gear that uses lights and lines to harvest the species

C) fishing nets that are pulled along the bottom of the sea or in midwater at a specified depth

D) when the gear is anchored at sea, there will be a trap door used for undersized or non-target species

Question 22 #MFS-June18-033 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Haddock is commonly harvested using which fishing method?

A) hand dredging

B) pots and traps

C) otter trawl

D) drift nets

Question 23 #MFS-June18-034 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Cockles are commonly harvested using which fishing method?

A) otter trawl

B) pots and traps

C) hand dredging / raking

D) drift nets

Question 24 #MFS-June18-035 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Seabass is commonly harvested using which fishing method?

A) otter trawl

B) pots and traps

C) jigging

D) tangle nets

Question 25 #MFS-June18-036 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Queen scallops are commonly harvested using which fishing method?

A) beach seines

B) light demersal trawls

C) set gillnets

D) pots and creels

Question 26 #MFS-June18-037 (Worth 1 point)

Complete the sentence. Brown crab are commonly harvested using which fishing method?

A) beach seines

B) pots and traps

C) set gillnets

D) light demersal trawls

Question 27 #MFS-June18-038 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following seafood species is not farmed in the UK?

A) Cod

B) rainbow trout

C) mussels

D) halibut

Question 28 #MFS-June18-039 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following seafood species is not farmed in Europe?

A) Turbot

B) Gilthead

C) Seabass

D) Gurnard

Question 29 #MFS-June18-040 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following harvesting techniques is not generally regarded as selective and environmentally responsible?

A) Long Lines

B) Bottom trawler

C) Hand Diving

D) Traps and Pots

Question 30 #MFS-June18-041 (Worth 1 point)

Which of the following is not classed as an active gear?

A) towed gear

B) long line

C) trawls

D) dredges