Grade 9 U4RW1 Where Have All Fish Gone

Where Have All Fish Gone

​Pathways Reading Pages 65-68

Skim the reading passage (p. 65-66)

and make predictions.

Multiple Select

Choose the topics that you think the reading passage covers.

• why there are fewer big fish in our oceans

• the growth of the fishing industry

• the areas that are most affected by overfishing

• the causes and effects of ocean pollution

• how to protect and restore ocean life

Read paragraph A

and answer the following questions

Fill in the Blanks

Write the species of fish in this photo.

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In the past, people believed that ocean's resources were

.

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Disappearance of big fish species is a

that oceans do have limit.

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is one of the major problems.

Read paragraph B-C

and answer the following questions

SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM

Multiple Select

Choose tools that were used in the traditional fishing.

Multiple Choice

If fishermen catch too many fish, some species of fish will be gone and _______.

• extinct

• reproduce

• population

• feed

• grow

Multiple Choice

When did people become interested in eating fish?

• late-19th century

• mid-19th century

• mid-20th century

• early-20th century

• early-21st century

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Fish is considered as one of the most

diet with high proteins.

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When animals

, they have babies.

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One of the reasons why fishing industry grew so quickly is because of the

.

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Local fishermen use spears and hooks while

fishermen use sonar and trawl net.

Multiple Choice

Traditional gear used by local fishermen is harming the ocean environment.

• True

• False

Read paragraph D-E

and answer the following questions

RISE OF THE LITTLE FISH

Multiple Choice

What percentage of big ocean fish populations has now gone?

• 90

• 11

• 2011

• 9

Multiple Select

Choose the species of fish that harm the ocean's ecosystem.

• cod

• tuna

• salmon

• sardines

• anchovies

Multiple Select

Choose the species of fish that are considered as 'predators'.

• cod

• tuna

• salmon

• sardines

• anchovies

Multiple Choice

There are _______ predators left.

• too few

• too many

• enough

• no

Read paragraph F-G

and answer the following questions

A FUTURE FOR FISH

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Commercial fishing companies shouldn't catch so many

fish.

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Another way to improve the biodiversity of the oceans is to develop fish farming or

.

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Avoid eating wild fish that are in danger like

, eat farmed fish instead. 

INTERPRETTING VISUAL INFORMATION

Multiple Select

What statistics does the writer use to show that overfishing is a real problem?

• journal 'Science'

• census of Marine Life

• scientific paper

• world's oceans population survey

Multiple Select

This graph shows the amount of bluefin tuna caught by _________ in Pacific ocean.

• United States

• Korea

• China

• Mexico

• Japan

Multiple Select

Which information isn't shown in this graph?

• quantity of bluefin tuna caught in 2013

• quantity of bluefin tuna caught by United Kingdom

• quantity of bluefin tuna caught by Mexico before 1977

• quantity of bluefin tuna caught by Korea in 2002

• quantity of bluefin tuna caught by U.S.A.

Multiple Select

According to the graph, which countries were the only ones to fish for Pacific bluefin tuna before the 1970s?

• Korea

• Mexico

• others

• Japan

• United States

Multiple Select

Approximately how many metric tons of Pacific bluefin tuna were caught in 2012?

• 15,000 metric tons

• 25,000 metric tons

• 45,000 metric tons

• 5,000 metric tons

• 30,000 metric tons

Multiple Select

________ began catching Pacific bluefin tuna in the 1970s

• Korea

• Mexico

• others

• Japan

• United States

Multiple Choice

When was the lowest catch of Pacific bluefin tuna recorded? When was the highest?

• 1990 / 1956

• 1970 / 2001

• 1958 / 2006

• 1979 / 1988

Multiple Select

In the 2000s, most of the world’s Pacific bluefin tuna was caught by ______ and ______ .

• Korea

• Mexico

• others

• Japan

• United States