Internet Review of Oceans 11 Topics Name: ______________________ Instructions: Complete the following sheet, using various search engines like: altavista.digital.com, www.yahoo.com, www.webcrawler.com, www.metasearch.com, www.lycos.com. Or you can simply enter a "?" followed by your search topic in the browser window. Note: When using altavista, make sure the language requested is English. You can type your question in the search block. Example: "What is the marine biome?" Topic: Aquaculture Website(s): _______________________________________________ 1. What is meant by aquaculture? ______________________________________________ 2. Describe the term "mariculture"? ____________________________________________ 3. What is the value of aquaculture done in Nova Scotia? ____________________________ 4. What types of fish are farmed in Nova Scotia? ___________________________________ 5. Describe oyster farming. ____________________________________________________ 6. How are salmon raised in captivity? ____________________________________________ 7. What is Nova Scotia's legislation regarding aquaculture? ___________________________ 8. What part of the sea urchin is important to the Japanese? __________ Why? ____________ 9. Give one recipe for octopus. ___________________________________________________ 10. What is Irish moss used for? __________________________________________________ Topic: Marine Heritage Website(s): ______________________________________________ 1. What is Nova Scotia's policy on shipwrecks? _____________________________________ 2. What underwater research is going on in Nova Scotia? _____________________________ 3. Describe the shipwreck or Le Chameau? ________________________________________ 4. What did Alex Storm do? ____________________________________________________ 5. How many shipwrecks are off the coast of Nova Scotia? ____________________________ Topic: Bathymetric Mapping Website(s): _________________________________________ 1.How were pieces of the Swissair jet found? _______________________________________ 2.What is "bathymetric mapping"? _________________________________________________ Topic: Marine Resources Website(s):_______________________________________________ 1. Where is Sable Island? _________________________________________________________ 2. What is Hibernia? ____________________________________________________________ 3. What is the Glomar Explorer? ___________________________________________________ 4. How deep can they drill underwater? _____________________________________________ Topic: Plankton Website(s): _____________________________________________________ 1. How do plankton control their depth? ____________________________________________ 2. Why are plankton important? ___________________________________________________