Boom and Bust
Boom and Bust
Description:
The focus of this lesson is fishery management. In this activity, students will be able to describe stages in a commercial fishery that eventually becomes severely depleted, interpret basic data to predict when a fishery stock is beginning to show signs of overexploitation, and describe the potential consequences of overexploitation on fish populations, marine habitats, and fishing businesses. Students will also be able to described and discuss potential management policies that could avoid or remediate overexploitation in commercial fisheries.
Education Levels:
7, 8
Subject:
Biological And Life Sciences, Biology, Ecology, Oceanography
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Medium:
PDF
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students, Hearing-impaired students
Online provider:
NOAA's National Ocean Service
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