E; A-"the number of..." is singular, but "have been reduced" is plural--subject-verb disagreement; B-parallelsim--"is reduced because..." is not parallel with "by pollution, and by various other threats...," plus, the present tense changes the meaning of the sentence, and "deep-sea and coastal netting is not controlled..." doesn't work, in replacing "uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting...;" C-"numbers of" is always wrong and "because of" is better said as "by;" D-present tense changes meaning, plus, awkward, passive construction. |