Antarctic Marine Reserves: Overfishing, Bycatch, Climate Change
Provided by: Jill Pelto Gallery|Published on: April 27, 2021|Last updated: September 26, 2026
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Artwork
Subjects: Biology, Visual and Performing Arts
Authors: Jill Pelto Gallery
Location: Polar Regions
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Synopsis
- This resource contains a triptych (3 painting series) by Jill Pelto in response to overfishing, bycatch, and climate change in the Antarctic.
- This series plays with the idea of "the tip of the iceberg" and is inspired by the pressing need to protect our oceans.
- It contains images of the paintings and a short description of the inspiration for the series.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The artwork can be a fun addition to many different lessons across many grade levels.
- Climate art ignites emotion and climate discussion.
Additional Prerequisites
- This resource supports lessons and the educator will need to integrate it into a pre-existing lesson.
Differentiation
- Students can be challenged to represent other climate change risks threatening their community in the form of art.
- Students could create a triptych in response to climate data that they feel passionately about.
- Students could write a painting analysis to reflect on their interpretations of its message.
- Other works by Jill Pelto include "Landscape of Change", "Salmon Population Decline", and "Take a Lesson From Nature".
The resource conveys the need to deploy marine resources management through creating buffer zones or reserves to protect marine resources from overfishing, bycatch, and other techniques. This is recommended for teaching.
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