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Water. Fresh Water and Fisheries. In Canada, we have a lot of access to water (both in and around). Fresh Water Industry. Canada has 20% of the world’s fresh water The industry has gone from $7.5 to $23 billion annually. First onto drinking water…. water sources. Urban and Rural Use.
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Water Fresh Water and Fisheries
In Canada, we have a lot of access to water (both in and around)
Fresh Water Industry • Canada has 20% of the world’s fresh water • The industry has gone from $7.5 to $23 billion annually
Urban and Rural Use • As cities get bigger, more buildings need access to water resources (11% of Canada’s reserve) • Agricultural areas (use 75% of Canada’s reserves) to water plants and drinking water for animals
Where do we get it from? • Rivers • Lakes • Ponds • Groundwater aquifers • Snowpacks • Glaciers • Ice fields • Precipitation
How Climate Change affects water • As it gets warmer, water evaporates and goes into the atmosphere. • Our access to locations is getting smaller as reservoirs dry up (through drought)
Types of Fisheries • Freshwater: Fish and seafood found within fresh water (lakes, rivers etc) • Saltwater: Fish and seafood found within salt water (oceans) • Recreational: Fishing done by people for personal gain and pleasure • Commercial: Fishing done by people for economic gain
How it helps Canada’s economy • Canada has one of the world's most valuable commercial fishing industries, contributing $2 billion a year. • The commercial fishing industry employs approximately 70,000 people (2009), and is the main industry of approximately 1,500 communities in rural and coastal Canada.
Canada is currently the world's eighth-largest exporter of fish and seafood products. • Seafood is the largest type of food exported by Canada.
Snow Crab • Stocks (population of crab) have been getting lower. • It is found off the coast of Newfoundland. • Demand for snow crab is mainly from Japan. Cost of it encourages it to be fished. Fisherman need the money.
Lobster • Considered to be an expensive delicacy • Found in the Atlantic Ocean • Lobster stocks has been stable for the past few years because people are buying less