Fisheries Sustainability

What are the primary issues affecting the sustainability of marine fisheries?

Grades 9-12

Activity Overview

Students will identify the issues and terminology related to fisheries sustainability and explore the impacts those issues have on specific United States fisheries.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• use scientific terminology to describe the sustainability status of marine fisheries
• describe the primary fisheries issues and their effects on the sustainability of various United States fisheries

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