Sustainable management of whale populations is generally more difficult than that of fish populations because
A) whales reproduce at much lower rates than fish do.
B) the whale population has had a baby boom echo.
C) whales are distributed widely throughout the oceans of the world.
D) unlike fish, whales do not undergo the rescue effect.
E) whales are r-strategists.

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Whales reproduce at much lower rates than fish do, which makes the management of their populations more difficult. This is because it takes longer for whale populations to recover from overfishing or other impacts, as there are fewer individuals to breed and increase the population size. Additionally, some whale species have longer lifespans and age of maturity, which further impacts their reproductive rates.

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