Fishing Lesson 6b

Name four of the major fishing islands.

• Spanish Wells

  Andros

  Abaco

  Long Island

• Exuma

  Abaco

  Cat Island

• San Salvador

  Great Exuma

  Eleuthera

Explain why we should not take too many fish the sea.

• There will be no fish for future generations of Bahamians.

• There will be a lot of fish.

• There be some fish.

Name the major fishing grounds of the Bahamas.

• Cay Sal Bank

  The Great Bahama Bank

  The Little Bahama Bank

• Day Sal Bank

  The Great Exuma Bank.

  The Big Bahama Bank

• Little Exuma

  Great Bahama

  Inagua

Name one way that is used to protect some marine animals of The Bahamas.

• Our method of protection is the enforcement of a closed season.

• There is an open season to fish.

• People can fish whenever they can.

On which island can we find the main fishing industry?

• Spanish Wells

• Berry Islands

• Ragged Island

What does the word lucrative?

• Profitable

• low in price

• of little worth

Which seafood provides the largest catch in the Bahamas?

• scale fish

• crawfish

• couch