Case Study - Operation Dolphin By-Catch (Primary)

SEA SHEPHERD CASE STUDY

OPERATION DOLPHIN BY-CATCH

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ScienceGeography+44-6 Grade6th,7th Grade

This lesson contains 10 slides, with interactive quiz, text slides and 2 videos.

Lesson duration is: 15 min

Introduction

This Case Study connects with our Lesson Plans: Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. It focuses on our campaign Operation Dolphin By-catch targeting dolphin by-catch in French waters.

Items in this lesson

SEA SHEPHERD CASE STUDY

OPERATION DOLPHIN BY-CATCH

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Each year along the Atlantic Coast, in the bay of Biscay, up to 10,000 dolphins are killed by fishing trawlers.

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French law requires reporting or by-catch, but no one records the data or monitors vessels.

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Fishing trawlers are targeting endangered sea bass in their spawning grounds.

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Sea Shepherd are working to have the state to prohibit trawling in sea bass spawning grounds, monitor fishing, prevent the sale of juvenile fish and have proper recording of data.

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Slide 7 - Video

How you can help!

Reduce demand for fish.

Boycott small (juvenile) fish sales.

Boycott fish from trawling.

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What does the term by-catch mean?

Slide 9 - Open question

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