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1 Ocean Issues: Overfishing
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3 FISHING AREA INCREASE 1965 1995 From Yasué 2016 presentation

4 FISH BIOMASS IN 1900 (t/km2) (Christensen et al. 2003, Fish & Fisheries)

5 FISH BIOMASS IN 2000 (Christensen et al. 2003, Fish & Fisheries)

6 Hook and line (troll line)
TYPES OF FISHING GEAR Trap Long line Hook and line (troll line) Dredge Purse seine Beam Trawl (dragging) Improved technology lets fishers know exactly where the fish are. Possible now to catch an entire school of fish. Images: Images:

7 FISH CATCH (Watson, Alder & Pauly, 2006)

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9 WHAT CAN YOU DO? Click on SeaChoice symbol to explore data base. Get a downloadable sustainable seafood card here: Images: ttp:// Images from

10 MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAS)
MPAs have restrictions on fishing and other activities. Here we can find higher biodiversity and resilience. What can we do? MPAs are one attempt to provide safe areas for fish to regrow their numbers. They are like national parks in the ocean. Talk about spill over into fishing areas. Can be controversial because it usually means someone has to fish somewhere else. Image from

11 Be a smart consumer! SeaChoice Sustainable Seafood Guide
SEACHOICE ACTIVITY Be a smart consumer! SeaChoice Sustainable Seafood Guide

12 FOLLOW US www.greenschoolsns.ca Efficiency NS: 1-877-999-6035
Click the icons for links to Green Schools NS social media pages Put this on forest background once I have proper file?


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