Local Fishing Industries

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Marine and Aquaculture Technology 7-10

Leisure - Module 35 Local Fishing Industries 

The nature and importance of fishing industries
Students:

• define the term ‘fishery’
• evaluate the interactions between Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities and fishing industries
• analyse the importance of Australia’s national fisheries
• identify and describe important local fisheries
• evaluate the importance of these fisheries to the local economy
• outline the legal requirements for establishing a fishery

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The operation of fishing industries
Students:

• investigate Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural fishing rights
• describe the methods used to catch seafood in New South Wales
• investigate the sale and distribution of local fisheries produce
• evaluate the operation of a local Fishermen’s Cooperative
• inspect and identify trawl ‘rubbish’ from a sorting tray
  
• investigate methods used for growing oysters from spat