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East Cost Fishing
West Coast Fishing
Aquaculture
Commercial Fishing
The End of the Line
100
What is the species of fish that was most fished on the east coast?
What is cod
100
The most caught fish on the west coast are.....
Salmon
100
Aquaculture is more of a threat to the ____ _____
west coast
100
one of the destructive methods that some commercial fishers use is called.....
-deep see trawlers -bottom trawlers
100
the most vulnerable fish that is being saught after by commercial fishing boats is the ____ _____ _____
blue fin tuna
200
The area that was most fished was off the coast of Newfoundland and was called....
The Grand Banks
200
The salmon caught on the west coast is ____ x more than what is caught on the east coast
400
200
The type of salmon usually produced in fish farms are ____ ____ which are more agressive then the local salmon on the east coast
Atlantic Salmon
200
bycatch is......
the unwanted fish/marine that are caught by the fishing vessles that are not wanted. Some bycatch include sharks, dolphins, sea turtles, seals, and other large fish. These unwanted caught fish are usually thrown back into the ocean which are hurt and vulnerable
200
the documentary predicted that in the year of _____ the oceans would be completely exhausted
2048
300
What occured in 1992 that greatly effected the lives and ecomony of those that lived on the east coast?
The government stopped the commercial fishing of cod off of the east coast and the Grand Banks
300
Salmon swim from the pacific ocean up to fresh water streams to....
-spawn -reproduce -lay their eggs
300
A disease that the farmed fish are prone to recieving is called.....
Sea Lice
300
Commerical fishing boats have impoved technology such as _____, and ______ ______ systems that help them locate and find fish.
-sonar -satellite navigation systems
300
Quotas are.....
the amount of fish that a boat or vessle is allowed to catch in a given period of time. Sometimes quotas are broken which is illegal and contributed to overfishing.
400
The Grand Banks are located on a ________ _______. These areas were very popular for fishing as they are shallow which have increased sunlight and plankton which attract fish.
continental shelf
400
When the salmon make the journey up to the fresh water rivers it is known as the _____ ____
salmon run
400
farmed fishing can have negative effects to the environment, one being _____ _____ which deplete oxygen in the water
dead zones
400
The defenition of commercial fishing is.....
is the activity of capturing fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries. Commercial fishing methods have become very efficient using large nets and factory ships
400
finite resource means that....
the resource is limited and has boundries
500
The five main causes that caused the collpase of the fishing industry are.....
1) overfishing 2)Uncontrolled Foreign Fishing 3)Improved fishing Technology 4)Destructive Fishing Practices 5)Changes in Natural Conditions
500
There is a long standing dispute between Canada and the United States over where salmon can be caught and how much can be taken by each country. Because there is no ____ _____ ____ between Canada and the United States, it is one of the reasons why conservation strategies have not been out in place.
Salmon Fishing Treaty
500
for every kg of farmed fish to be produced, it needs to be fed ____ kg of smaller fish
5 kg
500
the fishing industry is considered to be a ______ _____. However, due to commerical fishing, the oceans are now becoming exhausted which have caused the industry to collapse
renewable resource
500
the documentary explains that the ocean belongs to the citizens, and we as consumers have a direct influence on the overall demand of what types of fish that are being caught as well as how many are being caught. What are some ways that we can help protect the oceans, the fishing industy, and sustain fish for future generations?
What is ...... -find out how your fish is being caught - only purchase fish from sustainable fishing industries (look at lable) -educate other people to raise awareness -try to eat sustainable caught wild fish rather than aquacultured or fish from fish farms -try not to pollute the oceans and degrade marine habitat