6th period - Tale of the Cod

Who was the explorer who found the northern cod?

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni Caboto

• John Cabot

• Magellan

What did the Portuguese fishermen do with the northern cod they caught?

• Dried and preserved it with salt

• Hauled their catch to Europe

• Threw them back in the ocean

• None of the above

How did the colonists develop their cod-fishing industry?

• They sold it to the local grocery stores.

• They sold it in the community marketplace.

• They shipped it to Europe and to the Caribbean.

What is a dorie?

• A small, open boat

• A big fishing net

• An anchor

• A type of fishing rod

When cod-fishing techniques changed, what did fishers use?

• Rod and reel

• Steel cages

• Nets anchored slightly above the ocean floor

• Fish tanks

How did trawlers bring major change to the fishing industry?

• They are engine-powered and drag nets over the ocean floor.

• They can go farther out to sea than the dories.

• They could catch six times as many fish as a sailing ship.

• All of the above

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When there were first signs of problems with the fishing industry, what did Canada do?

• Placed cod on the endangered species list.

• Said you had to eat all the fish you caught.

• Protected its resources by limiting the number of foreign offshore fishers.

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In an effort to rebuild the cod population, the Canadian government...

• announced a two-year break from commercial cod fishing.

• banned recreational fishing.

• told the fishermen to find new jobs.

• listed cod on the endangered species list.

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What caused the declining population of the northern cod?

• The cod migrated to another ocean.

• Overfishing

• Freezing the fish

• Drying and salting the fish to preserve them.

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If Environment Canada declares the northern cod an endangered species, what will happen?

• The government will have to come up with a recovery plan.

• All the cod will die.

• The remaining cod will be caught and placed in a zoo.

• Nobody can go fishing ever again.

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