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M11. (a)
(i)
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more fishing boats
accept ‘more people were fishing’
accept ‘more fishing’
accept ‘more boats’
‘more being caught’ is insufficient
1 (L5)
(ii)
any one from
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overfishing
accept ‘too many fish were caught’
‘lots of fish were caught’ is insufficient
accept ‘few fish or herring were left in the sea’
do not accept ‘no herring or fish left’
do not accept ‘too many boats’
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fish were caught before they could breed
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fish were not allowed time to breed
accept ‘fish were smaller’
‘the herring are too young’ is insufficient
‘less being caught’ is insufficient
1 (L5)
(iii)
any one from
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to allow numbers to recover or increase
do not accept ‘they were becoming extinct’
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to allow more herring to breed
accept ‘so the herring would be old
‘to allow herring to be born’ is insufficient
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to allow more herring to mature
enough or mature enough to breed’
accept ‘it is the breeding time’
‘there were fewer herring left’ is insufficient
1 (L5)
(b)
(i)
any one from
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cod eat sand eels instead of herring
‘cod have to eat something else’ is insufficient
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cod eat more sand eels
‘cod eat sand eels’ is insufficient
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cod eat capelin instead of herring so there is less food
for sand eels
accept ‘cod would eat more capelin’
accept ‘cod would eat the sand eels’ food’
‘less food for sand eels’ is insufficient as it
implies that sand eels eat herring
‘because the cod only had two choices’ is insufficient
1 (L6)
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