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Fishing
1. Fishing in Canada
2. Types and Locations of Fish in Canada
3. Methods of Fishing in Canada
4. 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
ShellfishMollusks and
crustaceans.
Shrimp, lobster, oyster, scallop, mussels
Fishing in Canada Maps
• 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 and red
arrows)– location of fish types (on the next slide)
Fishing in Canada Maps
• location of fish types (Pacific)– shell fish– ground fish– salmon
• location of fish types (Atlantic) – shell fish– ground fish– lobster
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