WorksheetsThe End of the Line
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Tuna might be extinct in the oceans by
2021
2048
2070
3020
Fishing at current rates is like plowing a field _____ times in a year.
5
7
10
21
What view of the oceans has changed as a result of what what research is being done?
its sources are not renewable
it will replenish itself at current fishing rates
we are past the point of no return
there is no need to worry about the ocean
What did John Crosby, Fisheries Minister Canada, do in 1992?
allowed only certain companies to fish
limited the quota to half of the previous year
ordered a ban on cod fishing for a year
allowed only private fisher-people to fish
According to Professor Jeffrey Hutchings, why did Europeans migrate to Canada?
to fish for cod
to begin farming
to avoid the plague
to play hockey
According to Hutchings, what is loss of cod akin to for Newfoundland
loss of income
increased jobs in agriculture
better diets
A loss of soul; wanted cod to return
How did the professor explain the discrepancy between the declines in local catches almost everywhere, and the increases in the global catch?
People were lying about their catch numbers
Countries weren't counting at all
Cod reproduce very quickly
Fewer people were fishing
Why is fishing one of the biggest problems in the world?
No one likes fish or other seafood
Fish is the main ingredient in most diets around the world
We found out too late- this has been a problem for longer than we knew
No one knows how to bait a line
What did the research show on what is happening to fishing stocks species wide?
Declined dramatically (by 90%)
Increased in the wild, decreased on farms
Stocks are worth twice as much on the S&P 500
More species are arising due to overfishing
After codfishing was banned in Newfoundland...
people ate less fish
40,000 people lost their jobs
nothing changed
the oceans went back to normal
When did large-scale fishing begin?
1800s
early 1900s
1950s
early 2000s
Our incredible technology means...
more people will eat meat
fish stand no chance
more people will switch to plant-based diet
we catch fewer fish each year
Which best defines "long line trolling?"
fish are caught on a long line in rapidly moving water
fishing lines are baited & drawn through water behind a moving boat
someone trolls all the fishing Facebook groups with meaningless memes
fish are caught one at a time
