1. How has technological innovation resulted in improved catches in fishing? Give three examples, each from a different CENTURY. Use information from both books.
2. Explain how the environment influences the swordfishing industry.
3. In your opinion, has technological innovation been a boon or a curse for the fishing industry? Support your opinion with facts from the two books we've read.
4. Explain the major contributors to the crash of the swordfish industry.
5. Explain three potential hazards that could cause a boat to sink. Be sure to explain how they would sink a boat.
6. Compare/contrast the situation (crew, location, reason for being in the water, etc.) of the Satori and that of the Andrea Gail.
7. Fishermen today have many ways to communicate and obtain relevant data about fishing, weather and oceanic hazards. If you were going on a boat and and could just choose three means of communication, what would you choose and why would you choose them? Explain using information about these means from the book.
8. What are the dynamics of a "rogue wave" and what can a rogue wave do to a boat? Use specifics from the book to explain your answer.
9. How does a person drown? What happens to the body?
10. What probably happened to the Andrea Gail?
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