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All Caught Up: Bycatching and Design
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Venkatesan, Aruna Nusnbaum, Matt Jiang, Angela Thayer, Vicki Whitt, Amy |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Through this curricular unit, students analyze the significance of bycatch in the global ecosystem and propose solutions to help reduce bycatch. They become familiar with current attempts to reduce the fishing mortality of these animals. Through the associated activities, the challenges faced today are reinforced and students are stimulated to brainstorm about possible engineering designs or policy changes that could reduce the magnitude of bycatch. Bycatch, the unintended capture of animals in commercial fishing gear, is a hot topic in marine conservation today. The surprisingly high level of bycatch—about 25% of the entire global catch—is responsible for the decline of hundreds of thousands of dolphins, whales, porpoises, seabirds and sea turtles each year. Through this curricular unit, students analyze the significance of bycatch in the global ecosystem and propose solutions to help reduce bycatch. They become familiar with current attempts to reduce the fishing mortality of these animals. Through the associated activities, the challenges faced today are reinforced and students are stimulated to brainstorm about possible engineering designs or policy changes that could reduce the magnitude of bycatch. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Duke University |
| Subject Keyword | Data Analysis and Probability Life Science Science and Technology Bycatch Fishing Net Target Species |
| Content Type | Text |
| Education Level | Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Resource Type | Syllabus |
| Subject | Probability Biology Technical |
