Fishing Quota's_MW Anthony

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• WALT Understand how groups make and implement rules and laws.

Success Criteria: Describe how and why groups make decisions about access to and use of resources.

After Reading Managing Fisheries

In a small group of 2-3 students (from your reading group) read and discuss the following statement:

By the early 1980s, with dwindling inshore stocks and too many boats, the New Zealand fishing industry and the government realised that a new fisheries management was needed. The warning that ‘too many boats are chasing too few fish’ was being rephrased by one fisherman as, ‘too many boats chasing no fish.’

Use these questions to guide you and record your answers on a doc. LEARN

1. Are there too many boats? Yes Because they want to go to the sea and fish for more
2. Why are there 'no fish'?Because the fisherman catches a lot of fish.
3. What is or should be done about it? The should catch it but instead of eating it they should release it.

In your small group discuss and individually record your opinions on:  LEARN

1. What is a Quota?A limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular
2. Why the Quota Management System was needed?Released the new fisheries management was needed.
3. How it was implemented.They should only catch a few of fish and only catch 7 fish.
4. Who polices it?Its a Managing Fisheries Police.  
5. How are commercial quota is different from recreational quotas recreational quotas can’t sell their fish but commercial quotas can sell their fish.

MARKING RUBRIC - Highlight the level YOU think you have achieved before sharing with your teacher.

	Achieved - L2	Merit - l3	Proficient - l4
level of information	Questions are answered correctly with bullet points	Questions are answered correctly in full sentences.	Questions are answered correctly with full sentences and made connections to prior knowledge.
Writing Structure	Sentences have correct punctuation.	Sentences have correct punctuation and extending clauses (because, then, therefore, however etc.)	Sentences have correct punctuation, extending clauses and correct grammar.