GREAT LAKES FISHERIES EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND SUMMARY OF NEEDS Prepared for: Great Lakes Fishery Trust By: Dr. Michaela Zint, Assistant Professor School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan Dana Building 430 East University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (734) 763-6961, [email protected] Dr. Rosanne Fortner, Professor School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University 210 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210-1085 (614)-292-9825, [email protected] With assistance from: Alan Crook, Fish & Wildlife Resource Education Specialist Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7000 Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5, Canada (705) 755-2551, [email protected] Allison Schuster, MS Candidate School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan Dana Building 430 East University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (734) 763-6961, [email protected] Dr. Jae-Young Lee School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University 210 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210-1085 August 2001 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary .........................................................................................................1 Objective 1: Development of Great Lakes Ecosystem and Fisheries Education Literacy Goals.................................................................................................................10 Introduction ................................................................................................................10 Methods......................................................................................................................10 Results ........................................................................................................................12 Objective 2: Literature review of opinion surveys relevant to the Great Lakes fisheries............................................................................................................................23 Introduction ................................................................................................................23 Methods......................................................................................................................23 Results ........................................................................................................................24 Issue 1...................................................................................................................24 Issue 2...................................................................................................................25 Issue 3...................................................................................................................25 Issue 4...................................................................................................................26 Issue 5...................................................................................................................26 Issue 6...................................................................................................................28 Issue 7...................................................................................................................29 Issue 8...................................................................................................................30 Issue 9...................................................................................................................32 Issue 10.................................................................................................................39 Issue 11.................................................................................................................39 Public opinion surveys on fish consumption advisories ......................................42 Results – Highlights ...................................................................................................50 Recommendations ......................................................................................................53 Conclusion..................................................................................................................56 Objective 3: Review of leading Great Lakes ecosystem and fisheries education materials and other education/communication efforts...............................................57 Introduction ................................................................................................................57 Content review of leading education materials..........................................................57 Introduction ..........................................................................................................57 Methods................................................................................................................57 How materials were selected for review ........................................................58 How materials were reviewed........................................................................59 Details on scoring...........................................................................................61 Decisions that affected scoring ......................................................................62 Results ..................................................................................................................68 Overall results ................................................................................................68 Results by grade level ....................................................................................71 Additional comments by concept...................................................................72 iii Recommendations ............................................................................................................80 Pedagogy review of leading materials .......................................................................82 Introduction ..........................................................................................................82 Methods................................................................................................................82 How materials were reviewed........................................................................82 Results ..................................................................................................................85 Recommendations ................................................................................................95 Examination of other education efforts......................................................................98 Education efforts and perceived needs by GLFT education representatives .............98 Michigan State University & Project F.I.S.H. .....................................................99 Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority.................................................................99 Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians....................................100 Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Fisheries Division.....................100 Michigan United Conservation Clubs................................................................101 National Wildlife Federation..............................................................................101 Common perceived needs ..................................................................................102 Review of education projects funded by GLFT.......................................................104 Fish for All .........................................................................................................104 Project F.I.S.H. ..................................................................................................105 Great Lakes Ecological Information System......................................................108 Objective 4: Identification, validation and prioritization of gaps [includes identification of potential funding partners] .............................................................110 Identification, validation, and prioritization of gaps................................................110 Identification of potential funding partners..............................................................110 Objective 5: Final products .........................................................................................115 Literature Cited & Bibliography................................................................................116 Appendices ....................................................................................................................123 Appendix A: Abstracts of all reviewed materials ........................................... 124-170 Alien Invaders ....................................................................................................124 Bell LIVE: The Great Lakes – A Superior Adventure.......................................127 Caring for Planet Earth: The Great Lakes..........................................................128 The Earth Generation: The Great Lakes ............................................................130 Exotic Aquatics ..................................................................................................131 Exploring the Great Lakes..................................................................................132 Fish Ways...........................................................................................................134 Great Lakes Education Program ........................................................................136