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Fishing in the Bahamas

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which department is responsible for making rules for fishing in The Bahamas?

a)

Department of Tourism

b)

Department of Agriculture

c)

Department of Fisheries

d)

Department of customs

2.

Which fish is not fished in Bahamian waters?

a)

Grouper

b)

Snapper

c)

Blue Marlin

d)

Trout

3.

What is one rule put in place to ensure that we do not over-fish?

a)

Open Season

b)

Closed season

c)

None

d)

A complete ban

4.

Why must we be careful not to over-fish our waters?

a)

It is unhealthy

b)

For past generations

c)

Because replenish the marine stocks

d)

Because it decrease our fish stocks

5.

Name the fishing ground at 3.

a)

Great Bahama Bank

b)

Little Bahama Bank

c)

Cay Sal

d)

Old Bahama Bank

6.

Name the fishing ground at 1

a)

Great Bahama Bank

b)

Little Bahama Bank

c)

Cay Sal Bank

d)

Old Bahama Bank

7.

Name the fishing ground at 2

a)

Great Bahama Bank

b)

Little Bahama Bank

c)

Cay Sal Bank

8.
Fishing by big companies in order to make a profit
a)
Subsistence Fishing
b)
Commercial Fishing
c)
Recreational Fishing
d)
Hobby Fishing
9.

What is one disadvantage of Net fishing

a)

Cost of fish is too high

b)

Legal in every state

c)

A lot of unwanted fish are caught and discarded

d)

It can catch a lot of fish

10.

What is one impact of overfishing

a)

Increased population

b)

Diversifies the habitat

c)

Decline in populations cause unbalanced ecosystem

d)

increases biodiversity

11.

Fishing technique that is usually catch and release

a)

Subsistent Fishing

b)

Recreational Fishing

c)

Commercial Fishing

d)

Trap fishing

12.

What is one benefit of Hook and Line fishing?

a)

great habitat destruction

b)

Very fast technique

c)

Very profitable

d)

You can choose the type of fish caught

13.

Which marine organism is not fished in Bahamian waters?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What is Sport fishing?

a)

Fishing on small scale

b)

Fishing on large scale

c)

Fishing for fun

d)

Fishing to make money

15.

What is Commercial fishing?

a)

Fishing for friends

b)

Fishing on a large scale for profit

c)

Fishing for sports

d)

Fishing on a small scale

16.

What is Subsistence fishing?

a)

Fishing on an island

b)

Fishing for fun

c)

Fishing to make money

d)

Fishing to feed your family

17.

Tick the three fishing areas in The Bahamas ...

a)

Cay Sal bank

b)

Great Bahama Bank

c)

Strait of Florida

d)

Little Bahama Bank

18.

Which two are threats to the fishing industry?

a)

Poaching

b)

Finding people to fish with

c)

Over fishing

d)

Finding the right size boat

19.

Some marine organisms have open and closed seasons to allow them to reproduce and replenish their populations.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

I have no clue

20.

Which fishing gears is use to catch lobster in the Bahamas?

a)

Traps

b)

Hook and line

c)

Bleach

d)

scuba gear

21.

Which fishing gear is illegal in the Bahamas?

a)

Traps

b)

Hook and line

c)

Traps

d)

Explosives or firearms

22.

Which fishing gear is legal in the Bahamas?

a)

Bleach

b)

scuba gear

c)

Traps

d)

Explosives or firearms

23.

Which of these organism is a threat to fishing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which of the following fishing regulations is only for grouper?

a)

Have to be 3 pounds or over

b)

close season is 1st april to july 31st

c)

must have a well develop lip

d)

must be 3 to 4 years of age

25.

Which Bahamian fishing grounds is closer to Cuba than any Island in the Bahamas?

a)

Great Bahama bank

b)

Little Bahama bank

c)

Old Bahama bank

d)

Cay Sal

26.

Which area of the Bahamian society that fishing do not help?

a)

Jobs for locals

b)

money into the econommy

c)

supplies high protien in Bahamian diets

d)

instill national pride

27.

Which date and year was the Bahamas fishing regulation approved?

a)

March 3 1986

b)

March 3 1975

c)

March 3 1886

d)

March 3 1965

28.

Which fishing gear is illegal to use near the shore?

a)

Traps

b)

Hook and line

c)

Traps

d)

spears

29.

Which fishing gear pollutes water and damage coral reefs?

a)

Bleach and chemicals

b)

Hook and line

c)

Traps

d)

spears

30.

Fishing method puts 500 millon dollars anually into the Bahamian economy?

a)

Subsistent Fishing

b)

Recreational Fishing

c)

Commercial Fishing

d)

Trap fishing