Fishing industry

Fishing Industry

The Fishing Industry (pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈɪndəstri/) refers to the industry or activity concerned with catching, processing, and selling fish and seafood. The term encompasses both wild-catch and aquaculture.

Etymology

The term "Fishing Industry" is derived from the English words "fishing", which refers to the activity of catching fish, and "industry", which refers to a particular form or branch of economic or commercial activity.

Related Terms

• Aquaculture: The farming of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic plants, algae, and other organisms in all types of water environments.
• Commercial Fishing: The activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries.
• Fish Processing: The processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer.
• Fisheries Management: The activity of protecting fishery resources so sustainable exploitation is possible, drawing on fisheries science, and including the precautionary principle.
• Fishery: A place where an abundance of fish and other aquatic animals can be caught.
• Overfishing: The removal of a species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species cannot replenish, resulting in those species becoming underpopulated in that area.
• Sustainable Fishing: Fishing methods that do not lead to overfishing, impact the natural aquatic environment or affect the livelihood of the people who depend on fishing, including consideration of the wider ecosystem.

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