Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period. Fishing had become a major means of survival as well as a business venture.
Fishing and … See more

According to the FAO, there were about 39 million fishermen in countries producing more than 200,000 tonnes in 2012,
which is nearly 140% the number in 1995. The total fishery production of 66 million tonnes equated to an average productivity of 3.5 tonnes per … See more

For some communities, fishing provides not only a source of food and work but also community and cultural identity. See more

• Fishing
• Recreational fishing
• Aquaculture
• Fish farming
• Dirty, dangerous and demeaning See more

Recreational fishing is fishing for pleasure or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for economic profit, or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for … See more

The fishing industry is hazardous for Artisan fishers. Between 1992 and 1999, US commercial fishing vessels averaged 78 deaths per year. The main contributors to fatalities are: See more

• Fields, Leslie Leyland (editor) (2002) Out On The Deep Blue: Women, Men, and the Oceans They Fish. St. Martin's Press. ISBN See more