1. Fishing Geography of Canada
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

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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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
3:55 mins
2:40 mins

7. 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

8. Collapse of Canada’s Fisheries

9. 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?
2:11 mins