| The activity of catching fish is fishing. Catching fish | | | | Commercial sector related to aquaculture |
| includes various techniques like spearing, hand | | | | resources and transformation of those resources |
| gathering, netting, and trapping. Catching other | | | | in to products of sale. Traditional sector related to |
| aquatic animals is also called Fishing. Fisheries and | | | | fisheries resources from which aboriginal people |
| aquaculture offers direct and indirect employment | | | | derive traditional products. Recreational resources |
| to lots of people. Besides, providing food this has | | | | associated with recreation with fisheries |
| become one of the major pastime. Fishing is an | | | | resources. Products derived are not for sale. |
| ancient practice. Fish became the staple food for | | | | Commercial fishing is mainly for commercial |
| many of the population. Trade of dry cod id one | | | | purposes. Commercial fishermen harvest almost all |
| of the longest trading histories. | | | | aquatic species like tuna, cod, salmon, lobster, |
| Varieties of techniques used in catching fish. | | | | squid, crab. Commercial fishing involves weights, |
| Recreational fishing is for pleasure. Commercial | | | | nets, hooks, lift nets, gill nets, entangling nets and |
| fishing is for profit and artisanal fishing for survival. | | | | traps. Top fish producing countries are China, |
| Traditional fishing uses traditional techniques. | | | | Japan, USA, Russia, India, Thailand. Small number |
| Traditional fishing involves small commercial | | | | of fisheries supports bulk of world fisheries. They |
| business using rod, harpoons, tackle, etc. | | | | are herring, cod, tuna, flounder, mullet, salmon, |
| Recreational fishing is for pleasure. It has certain | | | | crab, lobster, etc. |
| convention, rules, licensing restriction and laws. | | | | Fish farming is another primary form of aqua |
| Common form of recreational fishing uses rod, | | | | culture. It involves raising fish in tanks or |
| spool, line, hooks. Big game fishing is another form | | | | enclosures for food. Fish species like Atlantic |
| of fishing. It describes fishing from boat catching | | | | salmon, carp, Tilapia, catfish, trout raised by fish |
| large open water species. | | | | farms. Demands on wild fisheries caused |
| Fishermen use a term, fishing tackle. Equipment or | | | | overfishing. Fish as well fish products are popular |
| gear used for fishing is fishing tackle. Hooks, lines, | | | | all over the world. Fish and other aquatic |
| sinkers, floats, rods, reels, etc are some | | | | organisms used in food and other products. |
| examples of fishing tackles. Fishing for money is | | | | Fisheries management draws on fisheries |
| quiet dangerous. Sometimes people can die when | | | | resources for protecting fishery resources. |
| they need to go far in the ocean. Fishing provides | | | | Modern fisheries management is often referred to |
| food to many countries. Aquaculture and Mari | | | | governmental system of management rules |
| culture add to catching fish freely. | | | | based on defined purposes. Long-term |
| Fishing industry involves taking, culturing, | | | | sustainability of fishing includes overfishing, marine |
| processing, marketing and selling. Commercial | | | | pollution, climate change and fish farming. |
| activity aims at delivering for human consumption | | | | Sustainability can be maintained by limiting fishing |
| and the raw use of industrial process. Three | | | | operations. Fishing provides not only food and |
| principal sectors are there (1) Commercial sector | | | | work but also cultural identity and community. |
| (2) Traditional Sector (3) Recreational Sector. | | | | |