Fishing or the art of catching fish has been in existence since the times when the first fishes had come into being. Starting from serving culinary purpose to a form of recreational sport, it is prevalent across nations and boundaries as a thriving industry.
Fishing as an industry encompasses all activities relating to the catching, culturing, processing, storing, preserving, etc of the fishes. The three main sections of the said industry can be stated to be commercial, traditional and recreational.
Commercial sector of the fishing industry is involved in catching fish and processing it in order to transform it into sellable forms. This involves going far out into the ocean and using gears like different kind of nets, weights, trawls, dredges etc in order to catch and thereafter resell catches like shrimps, lobsters, crabs, tuna and the like. Apart from this seafood industry as it is commonly known as, processing and resale of non-food ancillary products like pearl is also important component of the said industry.
Traditional fishing sector refers to individuals or small scales enterprises using traditional methods for fishing purposes. Not involved in recreation, this mainly involves aboriginal or tribal people using hook and line or harpoons for catching fish for their food or for reselling purposes.
Recreational sector on the other hand refers to taking up fishing as a sport and honing oneself in the skill as in an art form. Angling being the most popular, big game fishing competitions using boats to catch large open water species also may be mentioned. This is only done for recreational purposes and does not culminate in any kind of sale, with newer regulations, fishes are also returned back to the water in many a times.
It may be concluded by saying that the new regulations and restrictions encompassing the fishing industry are aimed at maintaining the required economic and ecological balance and would facilitate in maintaining this thriving industry for years to come.
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