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In Scotland, the number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deepsea and costal netting, by pollution, and by various other threats to the fish's habitat.

A. number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting : The number ....have is incorrect
B. number of wild salmon is reduced because deep-sea and coastal netting is not controlled: not parallel
C. numbers of wild salmon has been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting: the numbers of is always wrong
D. wild salmon's numbers are reduced by deep-sea and coastal netting that is not controlled: "are" is not correct with past tense "reduced". can say were reduced or are reducing
E. wild salmon's numbers have been reduced by uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting - correct



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