FISH IDENTIFICATON WEB QUEST
Go to website http://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/fishfacts/index.asp. Within each habitat
listed below, pick two fish from each and provide the following information. Family
name, scientific name, one A.K.A. name, brief physical description/unique characteristic,
diet, and a simple sketch.
open ocean water
bay/tributary
bottom feeder
american shad
atlantic croaker
bluefish
spring dogfish shark
hickory shad
red drum
white marlin
gizzard shad
black drum
white perch
weakfish
longnose gar
menhaden
rockfish
spot
alewife
black sea bass
atlantic sturgeon
summer flounder
striped burrfish
monkfish
lake, ponds, rivers
fresh streams
rivers
bluegill
chain pickerel
yellow perch
spotted sea trout
smallmouth bass
brook trout
brown trout
walleye
rainbow trout
channel catfish
blue catfish
white catfish
common carp
largemouth bass
tiger muskie
Go to http://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/fmp/index.asp
1. What are the basics of freshwater fisheries management and tidal and coastal fisheries
management in Maryland?
2. Under the migratory species management which states are different in the ASFMC and
the MAFMC? Use
http://www.mafmc.org/about/ and http://www.asmfc.org/about-us/commissioners for
this
3. What is the primary goal of each of the above acronyms?
http://www.asmfc.org/about-us/program-overview and http://www.mafmc.org/about
for this
Go to http://www.pcouncil.org/resources/applicable-laws/magnuson-stevens-act/ and
read the pdf on the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
1. Write a brief overview of the main ideas of the MSA.
2. Which two government agencies are responsible for the MSA?
3. List two other federal laws that work in conjunction with the MSA.
4. Out of the ten listed summarized goals of the MSA, pick three that you think are the
most important in maintaining sustainable fisheries and list the rationale for your
choices.
Go to http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/speciesid/Sustainability.html Click on the individual
pictures for the enlarged pictures of the organism or item and a description.
1. List the common name and scientific name of a commercially important mollusk and
list 3 facts about the mollusk.
2. Do the same for an arthropod.
3. Click on the five types of fishing vessels and provide a one sentence description of
each vessel type and its fishing technique.
4. Click on the Walleye pollock and describe its importance to fisheries worldwide.
What happens to most Pollack caught?
5. Find and click on the Northern Right Whale and describe how it got its name. Then,
list the common scientific and common names for the other 5 whales and dolphins
in the picture.
6. Find and click on the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna. What specific events have led to a
dramatic reduction in Bluefin tuna stocks worldwide?
Go to http://www.seafoodwatch.org/ocean-issues/fishing-and-farming-methods
1. List all the non-aquaculture fisheries harvesting techniques listed on the web site.
2. Describe the dredging technique and its environmental impact.
3. Describe purse-seining fishing. What type of fish is the technique used for?
4. How is purse seining related to dolphins?
5. List the 5 types of aquaculture techniques and describe one in detail.
Go to http://www.seafoodwatch.org/ and click on the Use Our Consumer Guides
Section. Download the Maryland Guide. The fish species are listed according to their
sustainable harvesting. List the classification categories in terms of sustainability and list
two species from each category.