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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dutch word "schrode" mean?

2. Which schooner is now tied up as part of a maritime museum in Nova Scotia?

3. Which international organization met in 1973 to expand ocean sovereignty?

4. The first otter trawl was built in _____.

5. What is the leading cause of death on a modern trawler?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Icelanders rejoice in the addition of the 12-mile limit zone around their country?

2. How did the Icelandic government finally curb the capacity of is own fishing fleet?

3. How did the British respond to being asked to change their preference for fried cod as the cod catch continued to decline?

4. Why did Icelandic Coast Guard vessels withstand enemy attacks in the second cod war?

5. How did navigation improve in fishing in the 17th century?

6. What happened to many British and German trawlers during the second Cod War?

7. What effect did the term "scrod" have on consumer's perspective on fish?

8. What skills did fishermen learn in the wake of the imposition of 200-mile zones?

9. Why did President Harry Truman impose protected zones for American fisheries?

10. What served as buoys and what were they used for in early cod fishing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the eating habits of cod. At what depth do they swim? How does this affect their feeding and how they are caught?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Cod Wars. What events led up to the Cod Wars? What effect did they have on the cod fishing industry?

Essay Topic 3

How have the migratory patterns of cod changed? What is the effect of arctic cod on other cod species? What signs of possible extinction are being noticed by fishermen? What species have replaced the cod as profitable catches? How have their migratory patterns changed?

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