Fishing Geography of Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV252bEw8PM 1:52 mins What kind of boat was that? Are those independent people fishing or a company? What is the fishing industry? Geography of Canada

Fishing Types and Locations of Fish in Canada Methods of Fishing in Canada The Collapse of Canada’s Fisheries

Types and Locations of Fish Category Description Examples Groundfish Fish that feed and are caught near the ocean floor. Cod, Pollock, haddock, halibut, redfish Pelagic Fish Fish that feed and are caught near the surface. Salmon, herring, mackerel, tuna, caplin Shellfish Mollusks and crustaceans. Shrimp, lobster, oyster, scallop, mussels

Canada’s East Coast Fishery & P.E.I. Canada’s East Coast Fishery U.S.A.

Canada’s West Coast Fishery Warm Alaska Current Cold California Current U.S.A.

Methods of Fishing in Canada In Shore Off Shore small boats with limited gear, self-employed 85% of fishers but just 10% of fish day trips only, no trips during bad weather low income lobster, shrimp, clam, cod, and haddock large ships with variety of gear, company owned 15% of fishers but 90% of fish out for two weeks or more at a time, in any weather reasonable income harvest cod, sole, halibut, redfish, flounder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrwwS-r2G8o 3:55 mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96puefKi4zY 2:40 mins

Methods of Fishing in Canada Type of Net Description Diagram Purse Seining circling a school of fish with a net Gill Netting passing fish get caught in net Otter Trawling bag-shaped net dragged along the ocean floor

Collapse of Canada’s Fisheries

Collapse of Canada’s Fisheries Fish and other animals that we catch to sell are renewable resources. If this is the case, why are these industries collapsing? What are some of the alternatives? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGkSFh52sI8 2:11 mins