Resources
	Conserving our fisheries resources
	The importance of the fishing industry to New Zealand
	History of fishing in New Zealand
	Fishing methods
	Figuring fish: a guide to marine fisheries research
	Traditional Maori fisheries
	Maori fisheries today - Treaty of Waitangi issues
	Pacific Islands fishing traditions
	Let's go fishing!
	School library
	School library service
	Interviewing members of the community, family, different cultural or occupational groups
	Inviting a guest speaker, eg, an MFish enforcement officer, to talk to the class.

Activity Working on your own or in pairs, choose a topic to research. Chose a topic from the list below or make up your own topic with help from your teacher.
1	What are current fisheries issues arising out of the Treaty of Waitangi and how is the Government dealing with these issues?
2	How and why is fish important to different groups? (eg, recreational, commercial, traditional, different cultures)
3	How has fishing changed over time?
4	What is the role of technology in fishing? (deepwater, netting techniques, stock enhancement, fish farming, etc)
5	How has the role of women involved with fishing changed over time?
6	What are some of the challenges and crises facing fishing at the moment? How are different groups responding to these crises? (environmental, cultural conflicts, conflicts between different age groups, etc)
7	What is the role of MFish (compliance, research, etc)
8	How does the Quota Management System work?

Once you have finished your work, present your findings to the class in one or a combination of the following ways:
	Divide the board into columns so each group can write up their key findings
	Graphic reconstructions (star diagrams, charts, etc)
	Poster
	Slogan
	Play
	Written report
	A new game like snakes and ladders
	Tape or video presentation

The best parts of each group's work could be put together to make a wall chart or fishing newspaper.