1. Fishing
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. Types and Locations of Fish
On the maps of the east and west coasts of Canada, label the items below plus all of the usual map essentials.
the provinces (all shaded in green)
the United States (shaded in grey)
fishing banks (shaded in blue)
fishing zone boundary (dotted line)
current direction and temperature (blue / red arrows)
location of fish types (groundfish / pelagic fish / shellfish)

5. Canada’s East Coast Fishery
&
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
U.S.A.

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Collapse of Canada’s Fisheries