Taisha @ Pt England School

Friday 11 March 2022

Wednesday 8 December 2021

Kaimoana (Seafood)

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

1. What is kaimoana?

a) Food that has been gathered from the sea b) Food sold by KFC

c) Food that has been gathered from the sky d) Food sold by McDonalds

2. What do pāua eat (consume)?

a) Kelp b) Fish

c) Seaweed d) Water

3. How many of the 270 fish species found inshore are endemic to New Zealand?

a) 11% b) 30%

c) no one knows d) 25%

4. Describe what kōura (crayfish) look like:

→The kōura, or freshwater crayfish, is dark green and mottled like the stones it lives amongst on stream bottoms.

5. True or False: “Kina are endemic to New Zealand meaning they are found all over the world.”

a) True b) False

6.How many different species of wheke (octopus) are there in New Zealand?

a) 51 b) 32

c) 42 d) 63

7. Why are there limits on how many kaimoana people can take from the sea?

→theres a limit because without the limit people would just be taking how many kaimoana they want and if there's no sea creatures in the water The ocean will no longer be able to perform many of its essential functions, leading to a lower quality of life. People will starve as they lose one of their main food sources. The effects of a world without fish in the sea would be felt by everyone.

8. Which type of kaimoana would you like to try the most and why?

→ i would like to try lobsters and oyster because everyone's say is yum