Question

read this excerpt from a passage. unfortunately, one response to these regulations has been pirate fishing: fishing done without regard to national or international laws. motivated by both need and greed, individual and commercial fishers alike have violated fishing regulations and laws the world over. as the world wildlife foundation reports on its website, \pirate fishing accounts for an estimated 20% of the world’s catch and as much as 50% in some fisheries. the costs of illegal fishing pirate fishers are difficult to stop. which of the following is a minor supporting detail? as the world wildlife foundation reports on its website, \pirate fishing accounts for an estimated 20% of the world’s catch and as much as 50% in some fisheries.\ not only is this a noteworthy illegal profit, these pirate fishers are difficult to stop. motivated by both need and greed, individual and commercial fishers alike have violated fishing regulations and laws the world over. unfortunately, one response to these regulations has been pirate fishing: fishing done without regard to national or international laws.

Explanation:

To determine the minor supporting detail, we analyze each option:

• The first option (about the World Wildlife Foundation's report) is a major detail providing data on pirate fishing's scale.
• The second option ("Not only is this...") elaborates on the significance and difficulty of stopping pirate fishers, a key point.
• The third option ("Motivated by...") restates the motivation for pirate fishing, a main idea component.
• The fourth option ("Unfortunately, one response...") introduces a new idea (a response to regulations being pirate fishing itself) which is a minor supporting detail as it adds a specific consequence or response related to the main topic of pirate fishing.

Answer:

The fourth option: Unfortunately, one response to these regulations has been pirate fishing: fishing done without regard to national or international laws.