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Artisanal fishing (or traditional / subsistence fishing) consists of various small-scale, low-technology, low-capital, fishing practices undertaken by individual fisherman (as opposed to commercial fishing ). [ 1] Many of these households are of coastal or island ethnic groups. These households make short (rarely overnight) fishing trips close ...
Recreational fishing competitions (tournaments) are a recent innovation in which fishermen compete for prizes based on the total weight of a given species of fish caught within a predetermined time. This sport evolved from local fishing contests into large competitive circuits, especially in North America.
History of fishing
Established on the Central Coast in 2007, the program is a ‘community-based science program involving researchers from six California universities and surveyed 16 Marine Protected Areas using 31 ...
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. [1] Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. [2] Fishermen may be professional or recreational. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.
Fishing techniques
Subsistence pattern
Sustainable fishery