Georges Bank: Oil Vs. Fish

Georges Bank: Oil Vs. Fish Global Geography 12 Webquest

Part A Research: Create a document (using Word or similar software) with your answers Your answers must be written IN YOUR OWN WORDS. You may NOT copy and paste the answers.

You may work with a partner. You are expected to discuss the questions and answers.

For each question, you must identify the website. Copy and paste the URL into your answer. You may copy diagrams, graphs or pictures, if they are relevant to your answer.

1. What makes the Gulf of Maine a rich fishing area?

2. What are the current threats to the fishing on in this area?

3. When and how did Canada and the US solve the disagreement over the ownership of the Georges Bank fishery?

4. What fraction of Georges Bank is within Canadian waters?

5. Give a brief history of the ban (moratorium) on oil exploration near Georges Bank. (3-5 key facts – summarize in a paragraph)

6. Describe the ways oil exploration (including seismic tests) is a threat to the fishery according to the group NORIGS2000? (3-5 impacts – describe in point form)

7. What statistics demonstrate the importance of the Georges Bank Fishery in Canada?

8. Why are many environmental scientists opposed to dragging? (List several reasons)

9. How much employment income is generated by the fishing industry in Nova Scotia?

Some starting points: http://octopus.gma.org/space1/gulfofme.html http://www.gulfofmaine.org/times/spring2000/petroleum.html

Part B Response: 10. When you have completed the web search, you must write a 1-2 paragraph response to the following question:

What factors of geography, ecology and economics are the most important things to consider in the debate of “oil vs. fish”?

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