Offshore fishing is a form of angling that mainly occurs in the away from the shore as the name suggests where the sea is deep. For the area to be considered a deep sea fishing zone, 30 metres should be the minimum depth. Other names that are synonymous to the activity are deep sea, sport and big game angling. Off shore fishing is used for both recreation and commercial purposes.
An offshore fisherman is required to have some cognition to enable him to see the signs that an amateur would not see. Motion sickness is a crucial factor of consideration for a first-timer who has never done this activity before. It is always safe to have with you a person that knows almost everything about fishing accompanying you.
A fishing boat is expected to have a space of 35 to 40 metres to make sure that there is sufficient room for the caught fish and the people that are on the boat. For most of the fish in the sea, blood is a major attractant hence baits with a lot of blood should be used for efficiency. For the different depths in the sea, one is supposed to be ready with the correct floats to support the baits. One is also required to be extremely cautious when handling caught fish to avoid any injury or accidents.
The commercial sector consists of individuals or companies who are doing fish farming or catch wild fish in the sea and posses the necessary equipment for the processing of those resources into products for sale. The traditional sector involves individuals and enterprises that are linked to the fisheries resources from which early inhabitants get their products according to their culture.
In the recreation sector, the products derived are not for sale and consists of individuals or companies that are associated with sustenance of fisheries resources, sport and recreation. Recreational boats are not only inclined to these activities only whereas commercial vessels are strictly for angling.
A commercial enterprise can range from a single person with a boat using hand casting nets to fish as well as some traps to a fleet of big boats which have the facilities to process the fish into desired products. Increased demand of fish and its products has led to a lot of over-fishing. A remedy to this situation could be fish farming which will help meet the demand.
Today, the sea provides employment opportunities to millions of people around the world from recreation fishery and boating, offshore drilling, wind farming and commercial angling. For the commercial industry the aim is provide seafood for human consumption and raw materials for other industries. Herring, salmon, tuna, cod, anchovy, mullet, squid, shrimp, oyster, lobster and crab are examples of fish that form the species of fish that are mainly targeted.
The ocean conservancy is today working hand in hand with governments and fishermen to put a reduction to over-fishing and bring back the population of fish to normal levels. Deviating from the scientific safety measures could compromise fish population that are on their way back to their usual numbers. This could also result in reduction of opportunities for fishers, poverty among communities living in the coast as well as reduced variety of seafood.
An offshore fisherman is required to have some cognition to enable him to see the signs that an amateur would not see. Motion sickness is a crucial factor of consideration for a first-timer who has never done this activity before. It is always safe to have with you a person that knows almost everything about fishing accompanying you.
A fishing boat is expected to have a space of 35 to 40 metres to make sure that there is sufficient room for the caught fish and the people that are on the boat. For most of the fish in the sea, blood is a major attractant hence baits with a lot of blood should be used for efficiency. For the different depths in the sea, one is supposed to be ready with the correct floats to support the baits. One is also required to be extremely cautious when handling caught fish to avoid any injury or accidents.
The commercial sector consists of individuals or companies who are doing fish farming or catch wild fish in the sea and posses the necessary equipment for the processing of those resources into products for sale. The traditional sector involves individuals and enterprises that are linked to the fisheries resources from which early inhabitants get their products according to their culture.
In the recreation sector, the products derived are not for sale and consists of individuals or companies that are associated with sustenance of fisheries resources, sport and recreation. Recreational boats are not only inclined to these activities only whereas commercial vessels are strictly for angling.
A commercial enterprise can range from a single person with a boat using hand casting nets to fish as well as some traps to a fleet of big boats which have the facilities to process the fish into desired products. Increased demand of fish and its products has led to a lot of over-fishing. A remedy to this situation could be fish farming which will help meet the demand.
Today, the sea provides employment opportunities to millions of people around the world from recreation fishery and boating, offshore drilling, wind farming and commercial angling. For the commercial industry the aim is provide seafood for human consumption and raw materials for other industries. Herring, salmon, tuna, cod, anchovy, mullet, squid, shrimp, oyster, lobster and crab are examples of fish that form the species of fish that are mainly targeted.
The ocean conservancy is today working hand in hand with governments and fishermen to put a reduction to over-fishing and bring back the population of fish to normal levels. Deviating from the scientific safety measures could compromise fish population that are on their way back to their usual numbers. This could also result in reduction of opportunities for fishers, poverty among communities living in the coast as well as reduced variety of seafood.
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