What is it?

Why is it relevant to Geography?

What’s the way forward for the Firth of Clyde?

By the end of today’s lesson all of you will: Know the different options for the future of the Firth of Clyde.Understand the advantages and disadvantages of the different options.

Key Words

stakeholder

conflict

Today I am looking for:Detailed notesUse of facts and figures

A reminder....

What can you remember about the Firth of

Clyde? Use these headings to help you:LocationMain problemsHow the area is usedHow management of the area has

changed recently.

“Stakeholders”

“The stakeholders in our school include the students, staff, parents, governors, members of the diocese, the local authority, the local community.”

1.What do you think the word “stakeholder” means?

2.Who are the stakeholders in Lamlash Bay and the surrounding area?

Activities:

1.Study the three options.

2.On each of your post it notes write an advantage and a disadvantage for each of the options.

3.Put your post it notes on the appropriate poster.

Move around the room and make notes on the advantages and disadvantages of each of the schemes.

Target F-D?

Aim for a minimum of 3 bullet points for each scheme.

Target C-A*?

Aim for a minimum of 5 bullet points for each scheme.

The options:

Option 1 – “a focus on tourism”Develop tourism in the area so that it becomes the biggest industry. This will encourage visitors to the area. It will provide jobs for people who used to work in the fishing industry. Keep the “no take” zones in place so that the marine ecosystem can recover completely.

Option 2 – “a focus on fishing”Provide the opportunity for scientists and people involved in the fishing industry to work together. Aim to re-introduce fishing into the area. Use advice from the scientists to try to develop a more sustainable way of fishing. It will affect the numbers of fish in the sea, but will maintain an important industry.

Option 3 – “a focus on conservation”Designate the whole area around Arran a protection zone. Keep the “no take” zones in place. Allow fish stocks and the sea bed to recover completely. Use the area to help educate university students from around the world in marine ecosystems and biodiversity.

Stakeholders’ views

Hot seating:

1.Study the notes you have made.

2.Pick the option you think is the best one.

3.See if you can talk for a minute about the advantages of the option you have chosen.

The June 2011 unit 3 paper was based on the topic of overfishing in the north Sea. Three options for fishing in the future were given. This is from the resource booklet that was issued to students:

“1 Options for the fishing industry:Option A Invest more in the fishing industry. The fishing industry should be revived with a combination of small scale in-shore fishing and larger, long distance trawlers.Option B Sustainable fishing within a North Sea Marine Reserve. The plan put forward by Greenpeace for a North Sea Marine Reserve along the region’s coast should go ahead.Option C No change – allow the current arrangements to continue. The EU should continue to manage ways of maintaining a fishing industry, while trying to improve fish stocks.”

Review the example answer from the June 2011 paper and identify WWW and EBIs for the answer.

Homework

Lamlash Bay decision making exercise.Lamlash Bay is in the Western Isles of Scotland. The marine ecosystems in the area have suffered as a result of overfishing and scallop dredging. Currently there are a number of “no take” zones in place. This means nobody is allowed to fish in these areas to try to allow the ecosystem to improve.

You were given 3 options for the future of Lamlash Bay:Option 1 – “a focus on tourism”Option 2 – “a focus on fishing”Option 3 – “a focus on conservation”

You have spent a lesson exploring the advantages and disadvantages of the three options. Now use your notes to help you answer the following questions:

1.Which option do you think is the best one? Explain your decision. (6 marks)2.For one of the options you have not chosen, explain why you did not choose it (4 marks)