Why are Pacific Herring Important?
Accessing our prior knowledge
Label your paper from 1-10.
For each statement, record whether you believe the statement to be true or false.
True or false:
True or false:
2. Pacific Herring spend most of their lives close to shore.
True or false:
3. The spawn of the Pacific Herring can be so large that it can be seen from space.
True or false:
4. Female Pacific Herring can lay up to 20 000 eggs.
True or false:
5. Pacific Herring play an important role in the ecosystem of the north-eastern Pacific Ocean.
True or false:
6. Pacific Herring are important food source and hold significant cultural value to the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast.
True or false:
7. Only female herring are harvested in the commercial pacific herring fishery.
True or false:
8. The traditional indigenous way to harvest herring roe involves harvesting the whole fish.
True or false:
9. Climate change and overfishing may be impacting Pacific Herring populations.
True or false:
10. There is agreement among all levels of government (including First Nations Governments)on how best to manage Pacific Herring populations.
Prediction
On your paper, complete the following prompt:
Pacific Herring are important because…
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