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Survey Questions: January 2002

1. What do you know about commercial fishing?

Eli-I don’t know anything.

Raelene-They fish for a living.

Jessica-I know that they work for a living.

Matthew-I know nothing about commercial fishing.

Emmett-I don’t know anything.

Adam-I know that commercial fishing helps us.

Vicky-I know that commercial fishing is a living.

Emily-They work very hard to catch fish.

Abby-I know they can fish for lobster.

Courtney-I know that they work for a living.

Amanda-I know that commercial fishing is fishing for a living.

Annick-I know that commercial fishing is for us to live.

Alan-The fishermen fish.

Brian-I know people fish for a living.

2. Do you know any commercial fishermen?

Eli-Yes, I know Mattie Thomson.

Raelene-I know Mattie Thomson.

Jessica-no answer

Matthew-Yes, I do. His name is Mattie Thomson.

Emmett-Mattie Thomson.

Adam-Yes, Mattie Thomson is a commercial fishermen.

Vicky-Yes, I know a commercial fishermen named Mattie Thomson.

Emily-Yes, Mattie Thomson.

Abby-no answer.

Courtney-Yes, we are going to meet a commercial fishermen named Mattie Thomson.

Amanda-Well, in a way, we know Mattie Thomson.

Annick-Yes, I know a commercial fishermen named Mattie Thomson.

Alan-Mattie Thomson.

Brian-Yes, I know Mattie.

3. Do you think commercial fishing is important to your town?

Eli-No.

Raelene-No answer.

Jessica-I don’t know.

Matthew-Yes, commercial fishing is important to our town. Solomon’s wouldn’t have any lobsters or fish.

Emmett-Yes, because we eat fish.

Adam-I think commercial fishing is important because we get lobsters.

Vicky-Yes, I do think it is important to us because we need seafood.

Emily-Yes, because I like seafood.

Abby-No, because I don’t like it.

Courtney-Yes, I think it’s important to our town so people can eat fish and lobster.

Amanda-To tell you the truth, I really don’t know.

Annick-Yes, because we eat fish and seafood.

Alan-no answer

Brian-no answer

4. What would you like to find out about commercial fishing?

Eli-no answer

Raelene-no answer

Jessica-no answer

Matthew-I want to know everything I can about commercial fishing.

Emmett-no answer

Adam-I would like to know if commercial fishermen use nets or fishing poles to catch lobster.

Vicky-I want to know more about commercial fishing.

Emily-I don’t know.

Abby-I would like to find out a lot about commercial fishing.

Courtney-I want to learn a lot more about commercial fishing because I don’t really know a lot about it.

Amanda-I’d like to know: Do commercial fishermen get to see a lot of different kinds of ocean life?

Annick-I’d like to know: Do you go fishing in the winter?

Alan-no answer

Brian-no answer