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DEMOGRAPHYY
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BEFORE THE FLOOOOD
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12 cards
MATERIALS ECONOMYY
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Black & Gold
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NATURAL RESOURCES + 3 R'S & N
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SECTORS OF CANADA
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Fishing industry: What happened?
Had a bright future up till the
1980s
looked forward to years of regular
employment
since fish in lakes, oceans, rivers were
renewable
collapsed in the
1990s
, fish stocks declined East and shut down in 1992 (
cod
fishing)
Few years later,
industry
was shocked by collapse of
salmon
on
West
coast
Commercial fishing only makes
0.15%
of economy
parts in
Atlantic
Canada,
Pacific
coast, some inland have
fishing
as a foundation for economy
commercial fishing happens in 3 parts:
East, west
coast +
freshwater
inland rivers
production
in east is higher than west and freshwater production is
smaller
than both
not top
10
fishing nations, but one of the world's leading
exporters
of fish (canadians don't eat fish)
50%
of canada's fish are exported
fish
exports
are higher than
imports
, which balances trade
Overfishing
Improved
Fishing
Technology
Uncontrolled
Foreign
Fishing
Destructive
Fishing Practices
Changes in
Natural
Conditions
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