Fish identificaton web quest

atlantic croaker black drum atlantic sturgeon

bluefish white perch summer flounder

spring dogfish shark weakfish striped burrfish

hickory shad longnose gar monkfish

red drum menhaden

white marlin rockfish

spot

chain pickerel brown trout blue catfish

yellow perch walleye white catfish

spotted sea trout rainbow trout common carp

smallmouth bass largemouth bass

tiger muskie

1. What are the basics of freshwater fisheries management and tidal and coastal fisheries

management in Maryland?

2. Under the migratory species management which states are different in the ASFMC and

the MAFMC? Use

http://www.mafmc.org/about/ and http://www.asmfc.org/about-us/commissioners for

this

3. What is the primary goal of each of the above acronyms?

for this

1. Write a brief overview of the main ideas of the MSA.

2. Which two government agencies are responsible for the MSA?

3. List two other federal laws that work in conjunction with the MSA.

4. Out of the ten listed summarized goals of the MSA, pick three that you think are the

most important in maintaining sustainable fisheries and list the rationale for your

choices.
Go to http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/speciesid/Sustainability.html Click on the individual pictures for the enlarged pictures of the organism or item and a description.

1. List the common name and scientific name of a commercially important mollusk and

list 3 facts about the mollusk.

2. Do the same for an arthropod.

3. Click on the five types of fishing vessels and provide a one sentence description of

each vessel type and its fishing technique.

4. Click on the Walleye pollock and describe its importance to fisheries worldwide.

What happens to most Pollack caught?

5. Find and click on the Northern Right Whale and describe how it got its name. Then,

list the common scientific and common names for the other 5 whales and dolphins

in the picture.

6. Find and click on the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna. What specific events have led to a

dramatic reduction in Bluefin tuna stocks worldwide?

Go to http://www.seafoodwatch.org/ocean-issues/fishing-and-farming-methods

1. List all the non-aquaculture fisheries harvesting techniques listed on the web site.

2. Describe the dredging technique and its environmental impact.

3. Describe purse-seining fishing. What type of fish is the technique used for?

4. How is purse seining related to dolphins?

5. List the 5 types of aquaculture techniques and describe one in detail.

Go to http://www.seafoodwatch.org/ and click on the Use Our Consumer Guides Section. Download the Maryland Guide. The fish species are listed according to their sustainable harvesting. List the classification categories in terms of sustainability and list two species from each category.