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Which ocean has the most fisheries?
Pacific Ocean. Over 70% of the world's catch comes from the Pacific Ocean (Wikimedia Foundation, 2023).
Result of overfishing
Imbalance of fish in an ecosystem (“Overfishing”, 2024).
How much fish should be consumed each week?
At least 2 times a week (“Canadian Aquaculture”, 2023).
Species that eat _____ are considered more sustainable.
Plants
How does ocean pollution affect seafood supply?
Contaminats accumulate in seafood making harmful for humans to consume (“Ocean pollution and marine debris”, 2020).
What are the largest and most prominent aquaculture sectors in Canada?
Atlantic salmon, mussels, trout, oyster and clam. (Canadian Aquaculture, 2023).
Which province produces the most fish in canada?
Nova Scotia (“Canadian Aquaculture”, 2023).
Where is aquaculture found in Canada?
Located on the eastern coast of Canada (“Government of Canada”, 2021).
What is Aquaculture? How is different from ocean fishing?
Aquaculture is when freshwater, brackish water and saltwater populations are cultivated under controlled conditions (Wikimedia Foundation, 2024).
A sustainable fishing practice that starts with “Q”
Quotas (Tengvall, 2022).
What type of fish makes up the majority of Canada’s aquaculture?
Atlantic salmon & Blue mussels (Olin, 2024).
Canada was ranked ____ place in the world for aquaculture (fish production in 2021).
26th (Lu, 2023).
How does climate change impact ocean temperatures, and how does this affect fish populations?
Climate change causes warming waters and loss of marine habitats and species (“Climate change and fishing”, 2024).
How does aquaculture improve economic growth?
By creating year-round, and seasonal jobs (“Aquaculture supports a sustainable earth”, 2020).
How much of Canada's fisheries production does aquaculture provide?
⅓ of the total value of Canada's fisheries production (“Canadian Aquaculture”, 2023).
Canada has the world's longest coastline and is responsible for ___ square kilometres of ocean.
2.76 million (“Oceana”, 2016).