E72 Miracle Fish

E72 Miracle Fish Background Have you ever though it would be cool to have parrots flying around in your backyard? Or wished there were hippos in your local lake? What happens when you introduce an organism into a new environment? CHALLENGE QUESTION: What are the trade-offs of introducing a species into a new environment?

E72 Fishing on Lake Victoria Get a textbook. Read p E4 “Fishing on Lake Victoria”. Take notes in you lab book. Be prepared to discuss what you have read. Start reading about “Nile Perch” on p E5. Write notes from each paragraph you read.

E72 Nile & Lake Victoria

E72 Miracle Fish Analysis: Date______ Name_____________________ Hr___ Answer each question in complete paragraphs. How did the amount of fish caught in Lake Victoria change from the 1960s to 1989? In Figure 2 how did the amount of Nile perch caught by Kenya change from 1980 to 1995? How did the introduction of Nile perch affect the food supply of the people near Lake Victoria? What effect did Nile perch have on organisms? Should Nile perch have been introduced? Why?

E72 Miracle Fish Analysis: Date______ Name_____________________ Hr___ Answer each question in complete paragraphs. How did the amount of fish caught in Lake Victoria change from the 1960s to 1989? In Figure 2 how did the amount of Nile perch caught by Kenya change from 1980 to 1995? How did the introduction of Nile perch affect the food supply of the people near Lake Victoria? What effect did Nile perch have on organisms? Should Nile perch have been introduced? Why?