Overfishing fact quiz

• Social Studies
• 3-6 Grade
• 9th,10th Grade

Introduction

Can you match the facts about overfishing and illegal fishing.

Instructions

Complete the online quiz or download the work sheet.

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Worksheets

Match IUU facts .pdf

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