Fishing

Origins

100

How old is fishing?

40,000 years old.

200

What ancient civilization developed methods of fishing that are still used today?

Ancient Egypt.

300

How many kilograms of salmon did Native Americans catch in just 1 year?

3.8 million kilograms

Reasons/Methods

100

Name 3 of the 5 major reasons that people go fishing.

Food, Fun, Money, Connection, and/or Health.

200

What is the ideal bait for beginners?

Worms.

300

How much money was made from fishing products in 2012?

$129 Billion

Impact

100

What method of fishing involves dragging large nets across the ocean floor to catch shrimp?

Bottom Trawling.

200

How much money was made from fishing licence sales in 2020?

$752 million

300

What percent of global fisheries are being unsustainably overfished?

90%