Title: Identify the uses of fisheries.
Course: Fisheries and Wildlife Management (18501) > Section: Managing Fisheries

Identification should include the

- function of fisheries
- importance of fisheries in maintaining Virginia’s aquatic populations
- people involved in fisheries management
- cultural importance of fisheries in Virginia
- economic importance of fisheries to Virginia.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are fisheries used to maintain aquatic populations?
- What are other functions of fisheries?
- Who is involved in the management of a fishery?
- How does research conducted by fisheries raise environmental awareness?