18 March - 24 March

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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING biodiversity by investigating why our oceans are important
• We are EXPLORING the land and ocean by comparing ways in which we interact with the oceans
• We are EXPLORING the oceans and sustainability by researching the impact humans have on the marine reserves.
• We are EXPLORING the oceans and sustainability by identifying different ways we can sustainably use or interact with the oceans

LEARNING Objectives

• Describe who the Marine Stewardship Council are, and what they promote

• Explain the meaning of the Marine Stewardship Council’s blue fish tick label

• Use scientific and fisheries related vocabulary

1. INVESTIGATE who are the Marine Stewardship Council are and what does the blue fish tick label mean? 

2. WATCH the short film about the blue fish tick label [0:48]

https://youtu.be/Kac1cqkjX1U?feature=shared

3. WATCH the short film about the Marine Stewardship Council and sustainable fishing [1:30] 

https://youtu.be/3rVeSBdpO6Q?feature=shared

4. Learn more about why we need the Marine Stewardship Council and the blue fish tick label using the Oceans at Risk worksheet and complete the Kahoot Quiz

OCEANS AT RISK WORKSHEET

Oceans are essential to life on Earth. They cover more than 70% of the planet's surface, regulate the climate, and supply the oxygen we need to survive. 34% of global fisheries are thought to be overfished

Map of the oceans

Source: Global Fishing Watch

The oceans are home to a huge variety of life. Much of this life is important to sustain people’s livelihoods (jobs) and ensure people have food to eat. Millions of people rely on fish as a source of protein. Seafood is one of our last major wild food sources.

The stakes are high when we consider how closely linked the health of our oceans is to our environmental, social and economic wellbeing.

The percentage of fish stocks that are within biologically sustainable levels have decreased from 90 percent in 1974 to 65.8 percent in 2017

It is believed that 34% (that’s about one third) of global fisheries have been fished beyond sustainable limits. And ironically it’s estimated that a third of fish is lost or wasted each year, as it travels from the ocean to our plates

Key factors contributing the problem are overfishing, illegal and destructive fishing as well as climate change and pollution. It’s not just the loss of marine creatures and environments, the problem has a serious impact on communities.

What is the Marine Stewardship Council doing?

The Marine Stewardship Council works with fisheries, scientists and industry to make sure our oceans are fished sustainably and it’s easy to find and buy certified sustainable seafood. Sustainable seafood is seafood that is caught in such a way that it can continue being caught for generations to come. Fisheries that are certified as sustainable are can display the Marine Stewardship Council blue fish tick label.

Test your knowledge: Answer the questions (next page) and then take the Kahoot “MSC Oceans at Risk” Quiz

Read more: Read WWF’s Living Blue Planet Report

Create your own map: Draw your own ocean map or create using scribble maps

Questions

How well did you read?

(1) Oceans cover more than _____ of the planet's surface, regulate the ________, and supply the oxygen we need to survive.

a. 70%, climate

b. 40%, sunshine

c. 10%, tides

d. 5%, moon

(2) ____ of fisheries are thought to be overfished.

a. 10%

b. None

c. 33%

d. 1%

(3) Seafood is our last major _______ food source.

a. Saltwater

b. Wild

c. Freshwater

d. Harvestable

(4) The size of marine populations has declined by ________ between 1970 and 2012.

a. 1%

b. Hardly any

c. A little bit

d. Almost half

(5) Key factors contributing the problem are

[Tick the correct answers]

a. Overfishing

b. Illegal and destructive fishing

c. Climate change

d. Pollution

(6) The Marine Stewardship Council works with fisheries, scientists and industry to make sure our oceans are fished _______________.

a. Sustainably

b. Unsustainably

c. Too much

(7) Fisheries that are certified as sustainable are given a _______ Marine Stewardship Council label.

a. Green

b. Red

c. Orange

d. Blue

Sustainable Fishing

Sustainable fishing means leaving enough fish in the ocean so that fish stocks remain healthy, looking after places where fish live [habitats] and ensuring people who fish can keep fishing.

LEARNING Objectives

• Explain ‘sustainable fishing’ and how it impacts on people and environments

• Use scientific and fisheries related vocabulary

1. DISCUSS what sustainable fishing means (according to the Marine Stewardship Council)

2. WATCH the award winning Marine Stewardship Council film My Dad the Fisherman [14:46] and

complete the Kahoot QUIZ

https://youtu.be/OIsA8xQ7WbQ?feature=shared

3. EXPLORE more deeply some fishing practices that are not examples of sustainable fishing. WATCH the short film [1:00] about bycatch and how it can be managed.

https://youtu.be/_3od7CqoQfs?feature=shared

4. Using the Unsustainable fishing cards. NOTE: In this activity we explore examples of unsustainable fishing to develop understanding about what exactly is and isn’t sustainable fishing!

5. INVESTIGATE how the Marine Stewardship Council deals with unsustainable practices 

6. EXPLORE what sustainable fishing looks like in Aotearoa NZ and CONSIDER what you do to look after the sea.

7. CONSIDER the three principles used by the Marine Stewardship Council to determine sustainable fishing. 

Reviewing Key Concepts

8. Review the entire Overfishing and Sustainable Fishing Topic using the summary quiz on Kahoot

9. Create an ANIMATION to convey the story of sustainable fishing making sure that key terms from Key Term Worksheet are included.