Comprehension Questions

1. What months of the year does Mr. Organ fish?
2. Why does he like being a fisherman?
3. Why do many fishermen go to meetings today?
4. Why did the fishermen form a co-op?
5. Who decides how to spend the co-op’s money?

Using Vocabulary

founding    issues    manage    generations
independence    volunteer    opinions    regulations

Choose words from the word bank above to complete the sentences below. There will be two words left over.

_______________ is important to many fishermen. They like to _______________ their own work. However, sometimes they have to work together to deal with problems and _______________ that affect them all. They have to learn to respect other people’s _______________. By working together they can protect the fishery for future _______________.