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Fishing. 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. Types and Locations of Fish. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Geography of Canada
Fishing
Fishing
1. Types and Locations of Fish in Canada 2. Methods of Fishing in Canada 3. 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
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)
Canada’s East Coast Fishery
&
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
U.S.A.
Warm Alaska Current
Cold California Current
Canada’s West Coast Fishery
U.S.A.
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
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