8.4: Fisheries and Issues of Global Catch; Activity 1
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The Ocean is vast, but its resources are finite
Empty Oceans Empty Nets (this is an excellent movie on the subject)(link is external)
Source: FAO(link is external)
Reading
- THE STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE(link is external) The definitive and most recent study of world fisheries written by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Activity 1: Fisheries
- Scan/read the document from FAO and pick 4 or 5 of the most compelling plots and/or data sets. Give details about where to find them (so that others can find them in the document) and summarize, in a few sentences for each, why you chose them. Use the Canvas Discussion forum.
- Respond to a few of the blogs written by other students
Grading criteria
See the grading rubric for specifics on how this assignment will be graded.