|
Economics : Something's Fishy in Scotland
Student Organizer #4
Gutted: Questions for discussion
Sander West says: "This job is not like ordinary jobs; it's a way of life."
From watching the video, what do you know about that way of life?
What is your understanding about the effects on the whitefish industry of the change from British control to oversight by the European Union under the Common Fisheries Policy?
What is "decommissioning"? Why does the UK Government want to get rid of fishing boats
What are the effects of the decommissioning of a boat on her owners? On the crew? On the banks that financed her?
What are the goals of the Cod Crusaders? Would you term their efforts worthwhile? Successful?
"For every man at sea there are at least five or six people ashore working in the support industries.' What are some of those support industries?
What other, less directly related industries might be affected by the fortunes of the fishing industry?
Is the future of the Scottish pelagic sector, which catches fish like herring and mackerel, secure? Why or why not?
Under the quota system, fishing activities once considered normal have been criminalized. What do you think of a fisher who takes in catches that exceed the quota?
© 2002-2007 Educational Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. [an error occurred while processing this directive]