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Definition of Fishe
ry
Fishery is the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish

and other aquatic life. Commercial fisheries include
wild fisheries and fish farms, both in fresh water and
the oceans. About 500 million people worldwide are
economically dependent on fisheries.
Another Definition
• the occupation, industry, or season of ta
king fish or other sea animals (such as s
ponges, shrimp, or seals) .
• place for catching fish or taking other se
a animals.
• a fishing establishment also : its fisherm
en.
The Importance of Fishery
Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture make critical
contributions to development in the areas of
employment, with over 41 million people worldwide,
the vast majority of whom live in developing countries,
working in fish production; food security and nutrition,
with fish constituting an important source of nutrients
for the poor and often being the cheapest form of
animal protein; and trade, with a third of fishery
commodity production in developing countries destined
for export.
Importance
Brief history
of Fishery
Fishing was an essential sourc
e of food in Prehistory and be
came a commercial activity in
Antiquity. Deep-sea fishing firs
t emerged in the 15th century,
but really took off with the arr
ival of steam boats in the 19th
century. The more powerful tr
awlers were able to pull larger
nets.
Related Topic in Fishery Science
How Marine Areas Help Fisheries and Ocean Ecosystems

By: Margaret Cooney, Miriam Goldstein, and Emma Shapiro
1. The 123 million people who live near the U.S. coasts and the 3
million Americans who depend on the ocean for their livelihood
are front-row witnesses to dire and unprecedented change.1 As
a result of climate change, unusually warm waters are killing kelp
along the West Coast as well as coral off of Hawaii, fueling toxic
algae blooms in Florida and California, and threatening the natio
n’s $212 billion commercial and recreational fishing industries.
2. Wastewater and agricultural runoff, along with pla
stic pollution, are also major dangers in 2017, scienti
sts measured the ocean’s largest dead zone ever; an
area the size of New Jersey in the Gulf of Mexico, an
d plastic pollution is so prevalent that it has been fou
nd in the most remote areas of the deep sea.
3. While the United States currently has a strong fish
eries management system, the legacy of past overfis
hing, combined with climate change and habitat dest
ruction, has severely threatened some of the nation’
s most iconic fisheries. For example, rapidly warming
waters in the Gulf of Maine have impeded efforts to
rebuild the New England cod fishery.
4. In other fisheries, such as that of the Alaskan red king crab, clim
ate-related changes have led to overfishing concerns as target spec
ies cluster in the few cold areas that remain. And in Florida, toxic a
lgae linked to coastal pollution and climate change killed so many
snook and redfish in 2018 that officials banned their harvest.
5. One of the most powerful and effective methods for protecting
fisheries resources and ocean life is the marine protected area, a cl
early defined geographic space managed for long-term conservati
on. While some Pacific island nations have historically closed areas
to manage their coastal fisheries, in the 20th century, European an
d American nations relied on inaccessibility, remoteness, rocky ter
rain, or the deepness of areas to serve as de facto MPAs. As techn
ology improved and these areas became more accessible to fisheri
es, the need to protect specific areas and habitats in order to prot
ect fish populations became apparent.
Activities in Fishery Science
a. Collecting samples of fish and identifying the external and internal pa
rts.
b. Research on the morphology of fishes, evolution of fishes. Fish culture
in the Philippines, classification, construction and operation of common
fishing in the Philippines.
c. Bringing fish samples to be dissected and identified.
d. Analysing the importance of fish culture and possible marketing strate
gies for the species of fish raised.
e. Research on different aquaculture facilities and practices commonly u
ndertaken in the country today.
f. Visit a fish landing area in your community. Take note of the fishing gea
rs used by the fishermen and conduct an interview on how they were co
nstructed and operated.
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How Marine Areas Help Fisheries and Ocean Ecosystems

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