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Experts estimate that one out of every five fish sold was caught illegally. It threatens(威胁)food security and hurts the environment. Officials are using new observational technology to fight illegal fishing.
“Thank you for taking the time to join us here in Harwell(UK)in the Operations Center to what we call ‘Project Eyes on the Seas. ’”says Tony Long, who leads the Ending Illegal Fishing program for Pew Charitable Trusts. The group created Project Eyes on the Seas. Large three-dimensional images of a globe can be seen on a video.
“It looks different from what you might expect because this globe only shows you the boats that are coming into this system from a live automated(自动化的) information system or AIS. ”
The screen shows 120, 000 fishing boats have AIS. They are required to have the technology. But those who are fishing illegally often turn it off. The technology does not tell observers when that happens. Project Eyes on the Seas combines satellite information with secret government records on every ship’s past activities.
Mr Long says that permits researchers to understand exactly where the fishing boats are operating. The Pew team gives the information it gathers to port officials to help them decide if they should take action against a ship. Tony Long says he would like to be able to provide port officials all over the world with clear lists. They would inform the officials about ships to inspect, ships to ban from entrance, and ships to permit entrance for trade activities.
The Pacific island nation of Palau was an early user of the technology. Palau has one of the richest fishing areas in the world. Last year, it announced a plan to ban commercial fishing in a 630, 000 square kilometer area. K. B. Sakuma is a special adviser to the president of Palau. He says Palau is trying to deal with a recent increase in illegal, unsupervised(无人监管的)and unreported fishing.
“And it’s come to a head in the last year or two. From our southern island in the evening you can see on the horizon just dotted lights of these illegal fishermen that come into our waters, fill their ships with our fish, our resources, our food security. . . ”
24. The information is collected by the Pew team so as to ______ .
A. leave written records for the country only
B. help fishermen to catch more fish on the Seas
C. prevent all of the fishing practices on the Seas
D. assist port officials in deciding whether to ban a ship from fishing
25. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. The clear lists. B. The investigators.
C. The fishing boats. D. The Project Eyes.
26. Which of the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. The issue is serious.
B. The problem begins to appear.
C. The number of fishermen is increasing.
D. The head of the fishermen is coming.
27. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. When the fishermen turn off the AIS, the inspector will know the situation.
B. The special adviser to the president of Palau leads the Ending Illegal Fishing program.
C. The new technology contributes to solving the problem of illegal fishing.
D. Commercial fishing is permitted in Palau.
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