History of Fishing Assignment NAME:

1. What are some of the techniques used to catch fish?

2. Draw and Label the aquatic animals that may also be “fished” even though they are not fish:

3. How many people are employed, directly and indirectly, by fisheries and aquaculture (worldwide)?

4. What is the ratio of per capita consumption for wild fish versus farmed fish?

5. What types of archeological features show that sea foods were important for survival to prehistoric humans?

6. Who was the Greco-Roman god of the sea?

7. North American aboriginal fishermen used stones for weights on their nets, what did they use as floats?

8. By the 1930s the “row-sail” boat had virtually disappeared. What was it replaced by?

9. In 1931, the first powered drum was invented. What function did it serve?

10. During World War II, navigation and communication devices, as well as many other forms of maritime equipment (ex. depth-sounding and radar) were improved and made more compact. These devices became much more accessible to the average fisherman. How did this change Fisheries?

11. During what time period were synthetic fibers such as nylon introduced?

12. What benefits did nylon offer to fishermen?

13. What environmental concern do nylon nets pose?

14. What is a trepanger?