FISH IDENTIFICATON WEB QUEST
Go to website http://dnr.maryland.gov/Fisheries/Pages/fishfacts-index.aspx. Within each habitat listed below, pick two fish from each and provide the following information. Family name, scientific name, one A.K.A. name, brief physical description/unique characteristic, diet, and a simple sketch.
open ocean water bay/tributary bottom feeder
american shad gizzard shad black sea bass
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
alewife
lake, ponds, rivers fresh streams rivers
bluegill brook trout channel catfish
chain pickerel brown trout blue catfish
yellow perch walleye white catfish
spotted sea trout rainbow trout common carp
smallmouth bass largemouth bass
tiger muskie
Go to http://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/Pages/management.aspx.
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?
http://www.asmfc.org/about-us/program-overview and http://www.mafmc.org/about
for this
Go to http://www.pcouncil.org/resources/applicable-laws/magnuson-stevens-act/ and read the pdf on the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
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.
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