How does one organism get its energy? What is the main source of energy in an ecosystem? How does the flow of energy affect different types of ecosystems? Answer these questions with a fill-in-the-blank worksheet. 

Students explore algal blooms.  In this ecosystem and health lesson plan, students define and describe harmful algal blooms, then discuss ways in which the impact of these algal blooms could be reduced.  Students work in groups...

A lab experiment in a series of experiments that looks at fisheries. In this particular lab, students use tools like Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking to learn about the management of fisheries through an ecosystem-based approach. During this...

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jennifer Jacquet explain overfishing and its effects on ecosystems, food security, jobs, economies, and coastal cultures.

Site from the Texas A&M University provides activities on fisheries that teachers can use in their classrooms to help students learn more about them. Some of the topics included are ecosystems, ocean food chains, fish prints and more.

Gone Fishin allows participants to become the captain of a fishing boat, competing for fishery resources. Students discover that if they don't set fishing limits and monitor the fish population, soon there are no fish left in the ocean.

A lab experiment in a series of experiments that investigates fisheries. In this activity, students use an ecosystem-based management tool known as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to manage fisheries. This lesson also includes the students...

Describes the issue of overfishing, its causes, its impact on our ocean fish resources and ecosystems, and efforts to combat it.