Webquest: The Fishing Industry in Canada

 

created by Ms. Henderson, November 2006

 

            The following webquest is designed to introduce you to different resources available for research. You will focus on organizations involved in the management of Canadian fisheries.

 

  1. Open your internet browser and type in the address http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ . Select “English” and enter the  “Department of Fisheries and Oceans” site.  This site is supported through the Federal government.

 

  1. Under “Subjects” (left side of the screen), select Aquaculture. Define Aquaculture below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. From the left hand side of the screen select Statistics and Key Figures. What are the top five species produced through aquaculture?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. Return to the home page and visit Overfishing and International fisheries and oceans governance (on the right side of the screen). After reading the section titled “highlights”, which two countries is the Minister of Dept. Oceans and Fisheries overseas working with to develop sustainable fisheries.

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. Enter http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/index.html into your internet browser. Select English and enter the Ministry of Natural Resources site. On the left side of your screen click on “Let’s Fish Ontario”.

 

  1. Select “2005-2006 Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary”. Under the section “2005-2006 fishing regulations summary”, select Fish Identification Chart. From the chart provided, which type of salmon grows to the greatest length?

 

 

 

 

 


  1. Return to the MNR homepage. Who is the minister of Natural Resources?

 

 

 

 


  1. Enter http://www.cbc.ca/archives into your web browser.  On the left hand side of the screen type Fishing into “search the CBC archives site”. CBC is a public and privately supported media centre that uses radio and television to provide information to Canadians.

 

  1. Choose one of the results you got and write the title below. Click on your selection.

 

 


  1. At the top of the page view the timeline associated with your choice. Using the timeline, what is the time span associated with your selection?

 

 

 

 


  1. Scroll through the various titles associated with your selection to gain an understanding of what resources are available through this site.

 

  1. Go to Adam Scott homepage. Click on Library resources on the left hand side of the screen.

 

  1.  Under “find newspaper, magazine or encyclopedia articles” click EBSCO Research Resources.

 

  1.  Select EBSCOhost web. Choose Advanced Placement source.

 

  1. Type Maclean’s into the bar titled “Journal”. In the “find” bar type Fishing.

 

  1. From the results page view an article of your choice. Write down the title, author and date published below.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. In further studies, if you are interested in a copy of an article, choose the email option and email the article to your account. Do not print articles in the library.

 

Thank-you for participating in the web-quest. If you have any questions about searching resources online or through your school’s database, please ask your teacher or library research personnel (Mr. Nevin!).