Salish Sea
Marine Mammals
Pollution
Vessel Effects
Everyday Impacts
100
The Salish Sea Includes:
A) The ocean
B) The ocean and rivers
C) The ocean, rivers and land
C) The ocean, rivers and land
100
Send one person from your team to look at the skull.
This skull is from an apex predator of the Salish Sea. What is this animal?
An orca!
100
What is pollution?
Anything that is introduced to an environment that is harmful or poisonous to the organisms present
100
What is commercial fishing?
Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries
100
How much plastic is recycled in Canada?
A) >90%
B) 70%
C) 40%
D) <10%
D) <10%
Canada recycles between 7-10% of its plastic
200
Where does the name Salish come from?
The Coast Salish Peoples!
200
Send one person from your team to look at the skull.
Approximately 50% of this type of whale have been reported to have suffered an entanglement in fishing gear in their lifetime.
A) Killer Whale
B) Gray Whale
C) Humpback Whale
D) Harbour Porpoise
C) Humpback Whale
200
This sound is the primary source of noise pollution in the Salish Sea. What creates it?
https://vimeo.com/227206859?fl=pl&fe=ti
Bonus: Name one animal and their behaviour that may be impacted by it.
Tanker Ships
Bonus Answer: Killer Whales - Echolocation
200
Number of large vessels moving through the Salish Sea each year:
A) 500
B) 2000
C) 8000
D) 11000
D)11000
200
True or False - In the USA, gamers emit approximately 24 million tons of CO2 each year.
True!
300
Send one person from your team to look at the skull.
Look at the teeth in the skull at the front of the room. What does this animal eat?
A) Meat (carnivore)
B) Meat and plants (omnivore)
C) Plants (herbivore)
Question master says...
300
Send one person from your team to look at the object.
This object is part of an animal. What is it called and what is it used for?
This is a baleen plate and it is used to filter food out of the water by baleen whales!
300
The main contributor of plastic waste in the ocean is:
A) Large shipping corporations (Amazon)
B) Fishing vessels
C) The general population (us and our trash)
D) Manufacturing and Factories
B) Fishing Vessels
Discarded fishing gear ("Ghost Nets") make up 75% of plastic pollution in the North Pacific
300
What is by-catch?
Bonus: Name one way it impacts the ocean
By-catch is when other species of fish or marine mammals (that are being fished for) are caught in the nets or equipment.
Bonus: It can disrupt the food chain, it can catch animals that are endangered, it can catch too many animals...
300
True or False. International aviation and shipping generate more pollution than fast fashion
False! Fast fashion companies generate more pollution than international aviation and shipping combined!
400
How many islands are in the Salish Sea?
A) 14
B) 123
C) 419
D) 670
C) 419
400
There are only 12 documented sea otters in the Salish Sea, why?
Sea otters were hunted for their thick fur and they have not yet made a comeback in the area!
400
Biomagnification is the build up of pollutants as they move up the food chain. What is an example of an animal in the Salish Sea that is affected by biomagnification?
Killer Whales or other high level predators
400
Name one policy set in place to manage the vessel traffic through the Salish Sea to minimize the impact on wildlife
- Slowing down in the presence of whales
- Minimum distance to which one can approach
- Respect protected areas like Race Rocks Ecological Reserve
400
True or False. It is illegal to test cosmetics on animals
False! In Canada it is illegal to test, but animal tested products can still be imported and sold.
500
A Keystone Species is:
A) The top predator in a food web
B) A species on which an ecosystem largely depends on to function
C) The most abundant animal in an ecosystem
D) A species that uses keys and stone to forage
Bonus: Name a keystone species in the Salish Sea
B) A species on which an ecosystem largely depends on to function
500
Name one regulation that is in place to protect marine mammals in the Salish Sea
Vessels have to slow down in the presence of marine mammals
Entanglements and boat strikes must be important
There are serious fines (in some cases jail time) if people are caught harassing marine mammals
500
Name one action that you can do to reduce pollution in your everyday life
Any good answers!
500
Name one positive impact of vessels in the Salish Sea?
Any good answer!
500
What is one action that you can do in your everyday life to minimize your impact on the environment?
Any good answer!