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The End of the Line

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tuna might be extinct in the oceans by

a)

2021

b)

2048

c)

2070

d)

3020

2.

Fishing at current rates is like plowing a field _____ times in a year.

a)

5

b)

7

c)

10

d)

21

3.

What view of the oceans has changed as a result of what what research is being done?

a)

its sources are not renewable

b)

it will replenish itself at current fishing rates

c)

we are past the point of no return

d)

there is no need to worry about the ocean

4.

What did John Crosby, Fisheries Minister Canada, do in 1992?

a)

allowed only certain companies to fish

b)

limited the quota to half of the previous year

c)

ordered a ban on cod fishing for a year

d)

allowed only private fisher-people to fish

5.

According to Professor Jeffrey Hutchings, why did Europeans migrate to Canada?

a)

to fish for cod

b)

to begin farming

c)

to avoid the plague

d)

to play hockey

6.

According to Hutchings, what is loss of cod akin to for Newfoundland

a)

loss of income

b)

increased jobs in agriculture

c)

better diets

d)

A loss of soul; wanted cod to return

7.

How did the professor explain the discrepancy between the declines in local catches almost everywhere, and the increases in the global catch?

a)

People were lying about their catch numbers

b)

Countries weren't counting at all

c)

Cod reproduce very quickly

d)

Fewer people were fishing

8.

Why is fishing one of the biggest problems in the world?

a)

No one likes fish or other seafood

b)

Fish is the main ingredient in most diets around the world

c)

We found out too late- this has been a problem for longer than we knew

d)

No one knows how to bait a line

9.

What did the research show on what is happening to fishing stocks species wide?

a)

Declined dramatically (by 90%)

b)

Increased in the wild, decreased on farms

c)

Stocks are worth twice as much on the S&P 500

d)

More species are arising due to overfishing

10.

After codfishing was banned in Newfoundland...

a)

people ate less fish

b)

40,000 people lost their jobs

c)

nothing changed

d)

the oceans went back to normal

11.

When did large-scale fishing begin?

a)

1800s

b)

early 1900s

c)

1950s

d)

early 2000s

12.

Our incredible technology means...

a)

more people will eat meat

b)

fish stand no chance

c)

more people will switch to plant-based diet

d)

we catch fewer fish each year

13.

Which best defines "long line trolling?"

a)

fish are caught on a long line in rapidly moving water

b)

fishing lines are baited & drawn through water behind a moving boat

c)

someone trolls all the fishing Facebook groups with meaningless memes

d)

fish are caught one at a time