Lesson 9- Cod Roundtable Rubric

Source: “Humans and Sturgeon: Great Debate,” Scutes, NOAA Fisheries Service, http://www.nero.noaa.gov/prot_res/scutes/NewDocs/Debate%20-%20Humans%20and%20Sturgeon.pdf.

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Lesson 10- The “Dish” on My Fish Worksheet

Species:

1. 
   What are the physical and behavioral characteristics of your fish/seafood species?
   

2. 
   Is it overfished? What is the cause of overfishing? What are the threats to the species?
   

3. 
   What impact(s) does the overfishing of this species have on the ecosystem?
   

4. 
   What are some of the measures being taken to promote sustainability of this species?
   

5. 
   What can consumers do to help?