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 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.

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