Mr Delany. Yes, quite right. Any examples of oily fish? Marcus Mackerel, herring, and oh yes, sardines. Jim And whale fish Marcus?

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2 This afternoon fish is on the lesson plan. But since Anoka is in the Midwest, the supply of fresh sea fish is rather limited. As a second best, Mr Delany rigs up the screen in the front of the classroom. He has brought his pack of slides from the fish industries information office. However, before the slide show starts they find things to discuss as usual. Yes, quite right. Any examples of oily fish? Mackerel, herring, and oh yes, sardines. Jim And whale fish? Okay class. Before we start, a quick re-run of the way we classify fish. Andy? It s not a fish. And I think it is as cruel to hunt it as you do. Andy Fresh-water and sea fish. And oily fish. Quite true. The two main groups are, of course, defined by where they live., why is oily fish an important group? Okay Jim. It is not s fault that Norway hunts whale. But yes, Jim. The whale was in the past caught mainly for its oil. But let s leave the sea mammals alone and concentrate on fish. What about non-oily fish? Oily fish contain a lot of vitamins which dissolve in fat. Like Vitamin D. Kjellaug And the oil from oily fish is also full of omega 3. It is good for the heart. 215

3 Jim Cod, halibut, other flatfish like plaice and sole, and, of course, pollock, haddock and shellfish. Andy Meet, the Tamer of fish! Laughter from the rest of the class Yes, shellfish. That name is rather confusing really, because none of the species in that group are actually fishes. They are either mollusks, like oysters and mussels, or crustaceans, like lobster, crab and crayfish. But so far we have only been talking about sea fish. What about fresh water fish? Well class, most likely means farmed fish, and you have no reason to laugh. Aqua culture is now in the process of developing a technique where the fish they farm is swimming freely in a lake, or a fjord, and is actually tamed to come to be fed at a sound signal and because of that, also to be slaughtered. Kjellaug Monica Salmon, trout and... pike? Oh, no. That sounds awful. They ve come to trust the hands that feed them, and then one day fish and chips! And I think that farming Yes, they must be the ones we all know. But fish is cruel anyway. They should be swimming freely then we have some which are more specific to America. That s exactly what they do, when they are My dad goes game fishing a lot, and he brings trained like describes. And what is home walleye, bass and muskey. more, I bet the use of drugs in the production goes down enormously. Very good, and is that all? That s right. And they also find that they can farm species they couldn t farm successfully We also have wild and tame fish? before. The total stock of fish available is becoming drastically reduced because of overfishing. Deep sea trawlers, which often have 216

4 nets where the size of the mesh is far below zombies, which come to the side of the boat what has been decided by international agreements, sweep the ocean floor empty of every leted, fried, poached, pickled and eaten. saying yes please, I m dying to be killed, fil- type of fish. More laughter from the class Monica Exactly! Human greed. So the answer from the fish industry to the problem is to go from Yes I can see the comedy in it, Monica, and one type of factory-sized exploitation to the cruelty. But for now, let s have a look at another. Now the fish are made into little these slides, shall we? 217

5 ACTIVITY 1 Main points ACTIVITY 3 Making posters a How do we classify fish? In groups make three posters in class. One poster b Can you give examples of oily fish? for each category of sea food; fresh water fish, sea c Why is oily fish an important group? fish and shellfish. Illustrate where you can. Suggest d Explain what shellfish is. what cooking method is most suitable for each e Why is the available stock of fish becoming drastically reduced? fish; pan frying, poaching, grilling, steaming or baking. Complete the poster with at least one typically f Can you explained what farmed fish is? Norwegian way of cooking one of the fishes on the poster translated into English. ACTIVITY 2 Word review a Match the English names of fishes with the Norwegian translation. Use fagordliste if in ACTIVITY 4 Something to write about doubt. Make 3 lists: A: Freshwater fish, B: Sea fish and C: Shellfish. a Write a text where you argue for or against the new type of fish farming mentioned by Mr Delany. Do you agree with Monica that it is mackerel gjedde cruel and wrong? Or do you take s side herring hummer/hummar in the argument? Find at least three arguments tuna hyse to support your statement. cod kreps halibut kveite, hellefisk b says that her father goes game fishing plaice laks and brings home walleye, bass and muskey. sole makrell Write a presentation of these three species for pollock rødspette/raudspette an American Angling Magazine. If you can find haddock sei a typical recipe for one of them, it s even better. lobster sild Use the American Ways website or American crayfish sjøtunge cookery books to find information about those salmon torsk species. trout tunfisk pike ørret/aure c Write an article where you explain the importance b You probably know the name of other fishes of fish, and particularly oily fish in your diet. and shellfish. Add them to the list. 218