Day Seven

Overfishing

We are learning to (WALT) be aware of our actions on the environment and form an opinion based on evidence.

Success Criteria (SC)

-Explain the impact overfishing has on our environment

-Be aware of the wider impact on the environment

Task 1:

Brainstorm everything you know about overfishing then share to the class.

Task 2: watch the video

-How is a kina similar to a cow?

-How does a kina move?

Task 3:

Using this site: YOE-OVERFISHING explore one of the questions in a small group:

What is overfishing?
What are the causes of overfishing?
What is the impact of overfishing?
What are the rules for commercial and recreational fishing in the Hauraki Gulf (or your region)?
Why has overfishing led to the kina barrens?

What sea animal eats like a cow?A Kina's mouth is under its body and it has a very inventive way of eating.

Reflection:

-What can you do about overfishing?

-What can the community do about overfishing?

-What can the government do about overfishing?

Optional videos

What do you think about dredging the ocean floor?Young Ocean Explorers has been on a mission since 2012 to inspire kids to love our ocean - through entertaining education. We want to capture children's imaginations through great storytelling, bringing the beauty, awe and fascination of the ocean and its inhabitants alive. Our vision is to create generational change by connecting hearts and minds with the importance of enjoying and caring for our oceans and give them tools to make a better future. There’s never been a more vital time for the health of the ocean and this planet than now!

Pāua, Kina & RāhuiPatau Tepania explains the importance of Rāhui for kaitiakitanga, then Tiki and Riley meet up with kids from Panguru Area School who are measuring the effects of the Rāhui on Pāua and Kina

Take Action

Daily Rubbish Collection.

Pick up rubbish. Make sure to look under plants, in gardens, in gully traps and drains.

How many pieces of plastic can you find?

Update your class tally sheet.

Upload the quantity of plastic collected to the Young Ocean Explorers website. you will see running totals being updated.

GAME

Go outside and adapt the ‘seaweed’ game - have seaweed, kina, snapper, people (seaweed stands and sways, kina crawl, snapper run, people stand still and reach out with their arms). Have more people than snapper. People can tag snapper, snapper can tag kina, kina can tag seaweed) Students are ‘out’ once tagged. Who is left at the end?