Fishing and Aquaculture

1. Individual fishermen use poles, lines, and baited hooks to catch fish.

• Pole fishing

• Long-line fishing

• By-catch

• Trawling

1. A large net is dragged behind a ship, catching fish larger than the holes of the net.

• Pole fishing

• Long-line fishing

• By-catch

• Trawling

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

1. Baited hooks are attached to a single fishing line that trails behind a ship.

• Pole fishing

• Long-line fishing

• By-catch

• Trawling

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

1. Aquatic life unintentionally caught alongside a desired species.

• Pole fishing

• Long-line fishing

• By-catch

• Trawling

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

1. The most that can be harvested from an aquatic ecosystem without diminishing the population for future years.

• Maximum sustainable yield

• Trophic level

• Marine Reserve

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-1

1. The position a species occupies on a food chain, e.g. primary consumer.

• Maximum sustainable yield

• Trophic level

• Marine Reserve

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

1. An area of the ocean that is protected and fishing is illegal.

• Maximum sustainable yield

• Trophic level

• Marine Reserve

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

1. The practice of raising fish in a confined area in the ocean.

• Aquaculture

• Aquaponics

1. Raising fish in a hydroponics facility that recycles the water as nutrients for the plants.

• Aquaculture

• Aquaponics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Rank the three forms of fishing we covered (Pole, trawling, and longline fishing) from highest to lowest rates of bycatch.

• Trawling

• Pole fishing

• Longline fishing

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5