On our seas

The seas produce more oxygen than all the rain forests of the world.

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By our seas

Rivers and lakes can be found in the sea.

FISH

Mackerel

  • Mackerel is a name given to many species of pelagic fish.

  • Pelagic means being neither close to the bottom nor near the shore

Herring

  • Herring often move in large schools.

  • Herring live around fishing banks and near the coast

Blue Whiting

  • The blue whiting, is part of the cod family.

  • Common in the Mediterranean and the northeast Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to Iceland

Haddock

  • The haddock is a saltwater ray-finned fish.

  • The haddock is part of the true cods.

Cod

  • Cod are a grey-green fish with a spotted pattern on their scales. …

  • The cod eats smaller fish like herring, capelin and sand eels, as well as other animals like shrimp and squid.

Monk Fish

  • Monkfish lie camouflaged on the seabed and lure their prey.

  • Once they are in range the monkfish snaps forward with incredible speed to devour the fish in its huge mouth.

What lives here?

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The sea is all around us!
How does it work and what’s going on in it?

Sea Stories
Places to go
Sea Facts
Art Stuff
Sea Shanties

It is practical for joining lines of different thickness or rigidity. It is quick and easy to tie, and is considered so essential it is the first knot given in the Ashley Book of Knots.

KNOTS

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Ringnet Fishing
Quiz Page
Boats
Fish
The Boat Bus Title Page.
Types of Fishing

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#1. What is the largest producer of oxygen?

#2. Fishing with nets being dragged behind a boat is called..?

#3. What does 'pelagic' mean?

#4. What do cod not eat?

#5. What knots would you use to join two lines of different thickness?

#6. Why did sailors sing Sea Shanties?

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