Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna, which can sell for up to $100,000, are expected to be extinct in the

next 50 to 100 years.

WARMUP!!!

WHY IS THIS OCCURRING?

GOALS

•Compare sustainable and non sustainable fisheries•Formulate methods of sustainable fishing.

YOUR TASK: Gone FishingYou are a fisherman (or woman) in the town of Iwannafishalotta. Your family depends on you. Each day you head out in your boat, and cast your lines in hopes of making the money to support your family.

-GROUPS of 4:

You will have 10 seconds to gather up your fish-Keep track in your table!! -Then calculate your total income-Then subtract your expenses

Blue Fin Tuna $10

Cod fish $5

Flounder $3

These are the fish you are looking for!!!!

USE YOUR NOODLE!!!!• What happened to your supply of fish over the

three days? What happened to your profit as a result?

We did NOT include fish reproduction in our simulation. Would it keep you from overfishing your ocean?

USE YOUR NOODLE!!!!

USE YOUR NOODLE!!!

• The process you just modeled is known as UNSUSTAINABLE fishing. How does that process apply?

WHAT WE TAKEWHAT THE OCEAN CAN PROVIDE

USE YOUR NOODLE!!!!What practices have humans employed to make

fishing unsustainable?

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UNSUSTAINABLE FISHING SUSTAINABLE FISHING

MASSIVE NETS IN ACTION:

YOUR TASK: MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE• GROUPS OF 4: on a whiteboard– Generate a list of AT LEAST 4 practices that can

implemented to keep the population of fish at a SUSTAINABLE level

YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES

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UNSUSTAINABLE FISHING SUSTAINABLE FISHING

SUSTAINABLE FISHING GEAR!!!http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/deadliest-catch-how-crab-pots-work.html

SIZE RESTRICTIONS:http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/deadliest-catch-long-line-crab-catcher.html

USE YOUR NOODLE!!!

• How would the practice of sustainable fishing affect the supply of fish in the ocean. How would it affect profits?

USE YOUR NOODLE!!!The colored map displays the areas of the world that practice sustainable fishing. Given what we have talked about today, explain why there are so few places on the planet that practice sustainable fishing methods.