Problems with Fishing

The Scales Fall

1.  What is fish “ranching”? What is the problem with this practice?

2.  In 2011, what did Monaco propose to do to protect the Blue Fin? What international law protects biodiversity between countries? Besides the name of this law, look up the specifics of this law.

3.  What is another example of a fish that has been fished to extinction?

4.  What new forms of technology helped increase the number of fish caught?

5.  What was the largest amount of fish caught (“peak fish”) in a year? When was this?

6.  Explain “fishing down the food chain”.

7.  Explain how fishing is an example of Tragedy of the Commons”?

8.  Describe and explain the purpose of Marine Protected Areas”.

9.  Create a T chart of the pros and cons of farming fish, commonly called aquaculture.

How Environmentalists are Reshaping a West Coast Fishery

1.  Explain the concept of “Catch Shares”.

2.  Explain what a by-catch is.

3.  How has this new program changed how fisherman fish? Be specific.

Problems with Fishing

The Scales Fall

  1. What is fish “ranching”? What is the problem with this practice?
  2. In 2011, what did Monaco propose to do to protect the Blue Fin? What international law protects biodiversity between countries? Besides the name of this law, look up the specifics of this law.
  3. What is another example of a fish that has been fished to extinction?
  4. What new forms of technology helped increase the number of fish caught?
  5. What was the largest amount of fish caught (“peak fish”) in a year? When was this?
  6. Explain “fishing down the food chain”.
  7. Explain how fishing is an example of Tragedy of the Commons”?
  8. Describe and explain the purpose of Marine Protected Areas”.
  9. Create a T chart of the pros and cons of farming fish, commonly called aquaculture.

How Environmentalists are Reshaping a West Coast Fishery

4.  Explain the concept of “Catch Shares”.

5.  Explain what a by-catch is.

6.  How has this new program changed how fisherman fish? Be specific.