Which consequence of new fishing methods had the most immediate impact on the environment?
a. diesel engines on newer ships contributed to global warming
b. increased reliance on fish in the american diet led to health problems
c. equipment that scrapped the bottom destroyed fish habitats
d. overfishing led to an increase in the amount of algae in the water

Equipment that scrapped the bottom destroyed fish habitats

Explanation:

The most immediate effect is the physical harm that net scaping the sea floors are doing. The decrease of the smaller fish due to bycatch and others might come later.

Democritus atomic theory is the ancient theory that describes the nature of matter in terms of atoms whereas Dalton atomic theory is a modern scientific theory that describes the nature of matter in terms of atoms. According to Dalton's theory, atoms are identically same, but Democritus had no idea about it. Atoms are never created nor destroyed, they just rearrange.

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