Fish, such as cod and sole, that live and feed near the bottom of the sea.
100
What is over fishing?
The act of taking too many fish from the sea.
100
What are the leading cause of death among fishermen?
Vessel disasters.
100
True or False; the collapse of the fisheries hurt the Canadian economy.
True.
100
How long has Canada taken part in The Fourth Annual Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop?
Since 2010.
200
What are banks?
Shallow areas of a continental shelf.
200
What fish is being taken before it has the chance to reproduce?
Salmon.
200
What is the second leading cause of death among fishermen?
Man over Board (MOB).
200
Off the coast of where did a union call to shut down the lucrative shrimp fishery?
Northeast coast of Newfoundland and the south coast of Labrador
200
What is one thing the government is doing to help the fisheries?
Putting restrictions on fishermen or paying fishermen to stop.
300
What is a renewable resource?
A resource that replaces itself unless badly managed.
300
Why is the dragnet technique bad?
It is allowing fishermen to easily over fish.
300
Between 2000 and 2014 how many fatal falls overboard were there?
210.
300
How many countries does Canada export its catch to?
140.
300
What does DFO stand for?
Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
400
What is Aquaculture?
Production of fish and other marine products on fish farms.
400
Over fishing affects developed countries, but it also affects __________ countries.
Developing.
400
What injuries account for 12% of the fatal injuries?
Deck injuries.
400
How many jobs were lost after the collapse of the Grand Banks Cod?
30,000
400
Who is Canada working with to commit to better and more sustainable marine ecosystems?
The UN and other international organizations.
500
What is sustained yield management?
The use of renewable resources at a rate that allows the resource to renew itself.
500
How many other aquatic species along the Canadian coats are not expected to bounce back because of over fishing?
33
500
What is another huge problem among fishermen?
Fatigue.
500
What are Factory Trawlers?
Ships that have a large net attached to it that picks up all kinds of marine animals along the way and there is a processing machines at the bottom of the vessel that put them into boxes at the same time.
500
What is Canada's limit in terms of how far we have jurisdiction out into the oceans?