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Adapt
the following suggestions for emphasis while viewing the program, or
create your own activities, suggestions, and areas of focus. Remember to
stop or pause, back up and review, and take time to replay the video to
enhance the viewing experience.
Compare
the use and efficiency of scaffolding and long-handled dip nets by
native fishers to the use of fish wheels, traps, and ocean-going vessels.
Review
references to fishing as being in my blood, to being hooked, to never
being able to get it out of your blood. What makes fishing such a
compelling enterprise? What is your view of work? What are you enthusiastic
about?
 Barry Fisher's quote "it's a
dirty, hard, dangerous job ... it's addictive"
Use
a map to measure the distance required for fish originating in the Snake
River watershed to return from the mouth of the Columbia to the streams
where they were spawned. Distinguish between a Snake River fish and a fish
destined for the Deschutes River.
Consider
the concept of storage as it pertains to canning salmon, as well as to
the great number of foods we can, dry, and otherwise preserve today. How
would our lives be different were it not for these methods? How has this
capability affected our expectations? Culture? The resources harvested?
Distinguish
between threatened and endangered species2.
Reflect
on values that can be learned from the fishing lifestyle. Consider,
for example, patience, risk-taking, gumption, flexibility, adaptability,
and optimism. Are there particular values that you want to enhance in
your life?
Mike Rutherford's quote about the
thrill of fishing
Locate
some of the obstructions, e.g., Grand Coulee Dam and Hells Canyon
Dam, to fish passage in the Columbia River Basin, and the areas to which
salmon no longer have access.
Describe
the advantages of raising salmon in fish farms (e.g., reduced cost,
year-round availability). How do these fish differ from wild Pacific
salmon?
Brainstorm
ways in which you would go about developing a niche market for wild
chinook.
Track
the ways in which fishers adapt to changing fisheries and markets.
How do you adapt to change?
Contrast
the solitary lifestyle of the lone fisher today with the group
lifestyle on large boats, where the only time a person is alone is when
you go to your bunk or go to take a shower. What other differences exist
between small and large operations?
Create
a collage from magazines and drawings of your view of fishers and
fishing operations. Does your view differ now from what it was prior to
watching the program? If so, in what ways?
2A threatened species is one that is likely to become endangered
within the foreseeable future. An endangered species is in danger of
extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
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