About 28.8% of the global fish stock is considered overfished.The reason fisheries have experienced such pressure is because __________.
A) the growing human population requires protein,leading to a greater demand on fisheries
B) technological advances allow us to fish so efficiently that often every single fish is removed from an area
C) given that no nation can lay legal claim to resources in the open ocean,these resources are more susceptible to overuse and degradation
D) A,B,and C
E) A and B
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