Eating jellyfish could save endangered fish

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Eating jellyfish could save endangered fish

Scientists think they have found an answer to the problem of food shortages. One solution could be for us to eat jellyfish. This could also help to protect fish and other sea life that are endangered. Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia conducted a study of fishing around the world. They discovered that fishing nets caught 92 endangered species of seafood and 11 species of marine life classed as "critically endangered". The researchers said this was not illegal as the creatures were not protected. Researcher Dr Leslie Robertson said: "Despite national and international commitments to protect threatened species, we actively fish for many of these threatened species."

The researchers warned we are eating species of fish and other sea life that are on the brink of extinction. They suggested that eating jellyfish could help protect fish that are in danger of disappearing from our seas and oceans. Jellyfish could become a common sight on menus, and we could ask for jellyfish and chips instead of fish and chips. The researchers said jellyfish could be a sustainable alternative at seafood restaurants and fish shops. Dr Robertson said seafood is "not as sustainable as consumers would like to think". She added: "It is possible to manage our fisheries sustainably and eat species that can survive the fishing pressure. We just have to care about weird-looking squishy things like sea cucumbers."

1. EXTINCT FOOD: These foods could become extinct in the future. How important are they to you? Why? How would you feel if they became extinct? Complete this table .

	How Important	Why?	How You Would Feel If They Became Extinct
Bluefin Tuna
Chocolate
Bananas
Soy beans
Honey
Coffee

2. MARINE LIFE: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top.Most Important for marine life and the tastiest  

• Jellyfish
• Plankton
• Tuna
• Whales
• Seahorses
• Dolphins
• Shrimps
• Oysters

 

3.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

1.	shortage	a.	An answer of way of solving a problem or difficult situation.
2.	solution	b.	Of a species seriously at risk of disappearing or of extinction.
3.	protect	c.	An animal, but not a human being.
4.	endangered	d.	Keep safe from harm or injury.
5.	net	e.	To a potentially disastrous level.
6.	critically	f.	A state or situation in which someone cannot get enough of something they really need.
7.	creature	g.	A piece of material used for catching fish or other sea animals or insects.

    Paragraph 2

8.	on the brink	h.	Where a species of animals, plants, fish, etc. totally die out.
9.	extinction	i.	Of an animal or plant found or living in relatively large numbers; not rare.
10.	common	j.	Soft and moist.
11.	sustainable	k.	One or more things available as another possibility.
12.	alternative	l.	Keeping a balance in the environment by not reducing natural resources.
13.	weird	m.	At a point at which something bad is about to happen.
14.	squishy	n.	Very strange; bizarre.

 

4.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 3

1.	exist	a.	A part inside your body that helps clean your blood and helps you digest food.
2.	toxin	b.	Something related to the sea or ocean.
3.	break down	c.	To be there, be real, or to be alive.
4.	variety	d.	Something that can make you sick or hurt you if you touch it, eat it, or breathe it.
5.	liver	e.	Different types of something.
6.	womb	f.	A special place inside a woman's body where a baby grows before it is born.
7.	marine	g.	When something big becomes smaller and smaller and smaller.

    Paragraph 4

8.	chemical	h.	When someone tells you what they think you should do, be or try.
9.	commonly	i.	A period of ten years.
10.	packaging	j.	Something that covers something else, like the paper around a chocolate bar.
11.	wrapper	k.	Something made up of tiny things called atoms, with symbols like Fe, Ag, Pb, etc.
12.	decade	l.	Something in meat, fish, milk, etc. that helps your muscles and body grow.
13.	recommendation	m.	Happening a lot or is very usual.
14.	protein	n.	The material that covers or holds something (like food or a new computer) to protect it, like a box or a bag.

 

5. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. study
2. variety
3. guidelines
4. toxins
5. diet
6. developed
7. commonly
8. entered
9. lean
10. eat

1. passed into
2. poisons
3. meals
4. created
5. often
6. diversity
7. non-fatty
8. report
9. consume
10. recommendations

6. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. answer
2. shortage
3. endangered
4. discovered
5. commitments
6. brink
7. extinction
8. common
9. alternative
10. squishy

1. widespread
2. found
3. promises
4. lack
5. dying out
6. soft
7. solution
8. substitute
9. at risk
10. edge

7.Role play

You can only eat one of these foods for the rest of your life. Which one would it be and why ?

Role  A – Seafood

Role  B – Meat

Role  C – Nuts

Role  D – Fruit     OR Dairy Fast food Vegetables Bread

8.Discussion - JellyfishWhat did you think when you read the headline?

1. How serious is the problem of food shortages?
2. What would you do about food shortages?
3. What do you know about jellyfish?
4. How tasty do you think jellyfish might be?
5. How could you cook jellyfish?
6. What do you think of people fishing for endangered species?
7. Do you think eating jellyfish would help our world?
8. Would you eat jellyfish?Do you worry that fish are on the brink of extinction?

11. What would happen if many fish became extinct?
12. Would you order a jellyfish dish in a restaurant?
13. Do you have a favourite fish dish?
14. What do you think of fish?
15. What do you think of sea cucumbers?
16. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?
    
    

Part 2 : Discussion

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. What did you think when you read the headline?
2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'seafood'?
3. What do you think of seafood?
4. What's the best kind of seafood?
5. Do you worry about what you eat?
6. What do you know about 'forever chemicals'?
7. Is the food we eat becoming safer or more dangerous?
8. Should food have more safety guidelines?
9. Do you need to rethink your diet?
10. Do we worry too much about what is in the food we eat?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
12. What do you think of when you hear the word 'chemical'?
13. What do you think about what you read?
14. How healthy do you think seafood is?
15. How much do you worry about forever chemicals?
16. What do you think of food packaging?
17. Should we be using plastic for food packaging?
18. Where do you get your protein from?
19. Which is better – sushi or sashimi?
20. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?