Farming Antarctic waters
International laws protect Antarctica’s resources today, but some of them are under pressure all the same.
Launch an enquiry into one of these pressure points. In groups, Choose either a focus on fish or bio-prospecting, a new area of science that people have called ‘the gold rush of the 21st century’.
For your resource, find out:
- How is it used?
- Why is Antarctica used as a source?
- Where else in the world could people get it (if anywhere)?
- What are the issues about using Antarctica’s supplies?
- What might happen to Antarctica’s supplies if things carry on as they are?
- What do you think should happen to this resource in Antarctica in the future?
- What further questions would you like to ask about the resource and how it is used in Antarctica?
For each question, prepare a Powerpoint document to present your findings.
Download the Powerpoint document for Focus on Fish
Download the Powerpoint document for Bio-prospecting
(right click Save target as to download Powerpoint files to your PC for editing your presentation)
Download more information about Focus on fish
Download more information about Bio-prospecting
Antarctic links
Check out these websites to investigate and/or do some surfing of your own…
Focus on Fish
- Pirates put Antarctic sea life in peril
- Antarctic wildlife at risk from over-fishing
- Stop pirate fishing
- 20 years on and pirate fishing thrives in Antarctica
- Natural resources
- The dead sea cells
- Authorities seize rare fish cargo
