WorksheetsWorld Without Fish Ch 7
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is fish farming?
Catching fish in the ocean with nets
Catching fish with a trawler
Raising fish in enclosures usually for human consumption
Using fish as food for your farm animals
Fish eat other fish that were grounded up into fish pellets
True
False
Most farmed fish would not be able to survive in the wild. Why?
Check all of the following that are possible solutions to overfishing.
Implementing a quota
Limiting time at sea
Closing off certain areas from fishing
Any type, any amount, and any location can be used to fish
What is by-catch?
Catching two species of fish at once
Unwanted fish and other marine animals caught during commercial fishing
Discarding the species of fish caught that are unsustainable
Why were fish populations thriving after the five years of WWII?
In the Kram & Ailat scene, why is the ocean orange? (one word)
(a)
Supplying people with farmed fish, saves our wild fish.
True
False
What are we protecting fish from by having fish farms? Is this truly "saving" them?
What is the "quota" system?
In what year did the British government charge fisherman with illegally landing fish that were over the quota?
2007
1989
2000
2005
Do you think that a good quota alternative would be to rather give the fisherman a time limit than fish limit?
Yes
No
Maybe, but only sometimes
Do you think that it is smart of New England fisherman to start self-regulation within their group?
Yes!
No, that's not right!
Do you think that fish populations can recover if they are left alone?
No
Yes
Maybe, only if left for a long time
What is "ecosystem-based management"?
Recognizing all the different approaches that fish may be effected by
Only looks at the human interactions
Only looks at other animals that are effecting the fish life
