Overfishing fact quiz

How much do you know about the rate of illegal fishing? Complete the quiz to test your knowledge.

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Social Studies3-6 Grade9th,10th Grade

This lesson contains 2 slides, with interactive quiz and text slide.

Lesson duration is: 5 min

Introduction

Can you match the facts about overfishing and illegal fishing.

Complete the online quiz or download the work sheet.

How much do you know about the rate of illegal fishing? Complete the quiz to test your knowledge.

WHALES & DOLPHINS

Each year the commercial fishing operations trap over ? whales and dolphins.

ILLEGAL FISHING

The rate of illegal fishing, as a percentage of catch, is between?

SHARKS

The number of sharks killed each year is estimated to be?

OVERFISHING

The UN estimates ? of all fish species have already been overfished?

OVERFISHING

Each year the fishing catch is estimated to be over ? tonnes.

BY-CATCH

By-catch as a percentage of the global fishing catch is around?

15 - 40%

300,000

26%

90%

Over 100 million

100,000 tonnes