Seafood

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/seafood

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What kinds of animals are considered seafood?Seafood includes fish, shrimp, lobster, crab, oysters, mussels, clams, squid, octopus, and many other sea and river animals.
2. Why are oysters and mussels important for the ocean?Oysters and mussels filter water, cleaning it and helping keep the ocean healthy.

Pelagic Zone: The open ocean water column, away from the coast and seafloor.
Benthic Zone: The ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water, including the sediment surface.
Aquaculture: The farming of aquatic organisms, such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic plants.
Bycatch: The unintentional capture of non-target species during fishing operations.