Vocabulary
Types of Fish
West Coast
East Coast
Other
100
Resources that can be replenished by mother nature are known as?
What are renewable resources?
100
Salmon is what type of fish?
What is a pelagic fish?
100
How many times greater is the West Coast fishery catch compared to the East Coast catch?
What is 400 times greater?
100
The name given to microscopic plants and animals eaten by small fish and shellfish is known as what: a)zooplankton b)plankton c)phytoplankton d)all of the above
What is d) all of the above.
100
True or False, farm raised salmon can be raised more easily than wild salmon?
What is TRUE?
200
What is the production of and other marine products on fish farms called?
What is aquaculture?
200
Shrimp is what fish type?
What is shellfish?
200
Overfishing, changes in environment, and lack of slamon fishing treaty is known as the factors responsible for what?
What is the collapse of the west coast fishery?
200
If you were to compare the land area of the Grand Banks to Newfounland, the ratio would be what? (Area of Grand Banks is larger than Newfounland, so the constant area of GB is 1). a)1:2 b)1:2.5 c)1:3
What is b) 1:2.5
200
How much were fish exports valued at for 2004 in Canada? a)4.4 billion dollars b)250 million dollars c)7 billion dollars d)4 billion dollars
What is a) 4.4 billion dollars?
300
Commercial fishing that takes place within a few kilometres of the shoreline is known as what?
What is inshore fishing?
300
Lobster is what type of fish?
What is a shellfish?
300
The most valuable salmon species caught on the West Coast is?
What is sockeye?
300
When the Ground fish ban was imposed, the government and scientists believed fish populations would return to normal in how many years? a)1-2 b)3-4 c)5-7 D)9-11
What is c) 5-7 years
300
This is too crazy to be true. But again, many things are true and they dazzle our minds. In the year 1992, one village reported to catch only how many cod? a)three b)100 c)150 d)2 c)fifty
What is a)three?
400
The shallow regions of the continental shelf is known as what?
What is a bank?
400
Cod, one of the most delicious fish, (or so I've heard) is what type of fish?
What is a groundfish?
400
Which species of salmon does not exists: a)coho b)chum c)pink d)brown e)spring
What is d) brown?
400
The Atlantic Fish Collapse occurred in which year? a)1990 b)1991 c)1992 d)1989
What is b)1991?
400
In 1997, ______ salmon fishers were not allowed to catch fish, while________ were allowed to catch as much as they wanted. Fill in the blanks. a)Canadian, Alaskan b)American, Canadian c)Alaskan, Canadian d)Alaskan, American
What is a) Canadian, Alaskan?
500
If Canada sells 400 000 tonnes of fish to foreign countries annually and over 600 000 tonnes of fish mature each year, the positive difference between the fish caight and fish matured is referred to as?
What is sustained yield development?
500
Beware, the following is not a red herring. What fish is this? **its a groundfish, and resembles Cheep-Cheep from Mario to some extent? a) cod b) redfish c) salmon
What is b) a redfish?
500
In the 1980s and 90s, the commercial fleet caught about 94% of salmon, while each of the other groups got what percent individually in the order of First Nations, Sport Fishing. a)5%, 1% b)4%, 2% c)3%, 3% d)2%, 4% e)1%, 5%
What is c) 3%, 3% ?
500
The rich natural environment of the Atlantic Fisheries are a result of what 2 factors? a)sunshine, water b)continental shelf, banks c)labrador current, gulf stream d)cod, humans
What is c) labrador current and the gulf stream.
500
The 2 areas outside the 200 km limits of the Canadian fihsing limits are known as what? a)Face, back b)Port, starboard c)Stern, front d)nose, tail e)peak, dip
What is d) nose, tail
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