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CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1 · Question 9(a)

Figure 3 shows the yield for a renewable resource as a function of harvesting effort.

Explain the concept of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) in relation to harvesting a natural resource.

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  1. 9(b)Identify the MSY and its corresponding harvesting effort from Figure 3.[2 marks]
  2. 9(c)Explain the impact on the resource if harvesting occurs at point 'A' in Figure 3.[3 marks]

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