Blueback Chapter 12 Worksheet
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Blueback Chapter 12 Worksheet
The bay at the turning tide
When Oliver was young, she and her grandfather, Len, counted the blue groper that lived near the rocks below their home. Len called the bay a neighbour: “You look after it, and it looks after you.” Years later, Oliver returned from university to find a notice beside the boat ramp. A company wanted permission to build a large marina in the bay. The marina would bring jobs and a safer place for boats, but its construction might damage underwater meadows that provide shelter for young fish. At the community meeting, some people supported the plan. Their fishing boats were often damaged in storms, and they needed work. Others worried about the seagrass and the wildlife that depended on it. Oliver listened before she spoke. “I don’t think every change is bad,” she said. “But we need to know what it will cost the bay. Could we study the seagrass first and consider a smaller design?” The council agreed to delay its decision while local scientists surveyed the water. Oliver and Len helped record what they saw: fish among the seagrass, a ray gliding over sand, and patches where boat anchors had already scraped the seabed. The survey did not settle every argument. It gave the community better evidence to discuss. As they walked home, Len handed Oliver the old notebook where they had kept their fish counts. “Your turn to keep watch,” he said. Oliver understood that caring for a place did not always mean refusing change. It meant asking careful questions and staying involved.
Check your understanding
Use the passage to answer each question. For questions asking you to explain, include a detail from the text.
- More jobs
- A safer place for boats
- More seagrass and fewer storms
- A new home for the blue groper and ray
- Less need for the council to make decisions
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