Fish Catching Methods

By

Nasreen Akhter

Preface

            Ancient remains of spears, hooks and fishnet have been found in ruins of the Stone Age. The people of the early civilization drew pictures of nets and fishing lines in their arts. Early hooks were made from the upper bills of eagles and from bones, shells, horns and plant thorns. Spears were tipped with the same materials, or sometimes with flints. Lines and nets were made from leaves, plant stalk and cocoon silk. Fishing techniques are methods for catching fish. The term may also be applied to methods for catching other aquatic animals such as mollusks and edible marine invertebrates. Fishing techniques include hand gathering, spearfishing, netting, angling and trapping. Recreational and artisanal fishers use different techniques, and also, sometimes, the same techniques. Recreational fishers fish for pleasure or sport, while commercial fishers fish for profit. Artisanal fishers use traditional, low-tech methods, for survival in third-world countries, and as a cultural heritage in other countries. Mostly, recreational fishers use angling methods and commercial fishers use netting methods.

There is an intricate link between various fishing techniques and knowledge about the fish and their behavior including migration, foraging and habitat. The effective use of fishing techniques often depends on this additional knowledge. Which techniques are appropriate is dictated mainly by the target species and by its habitat. Flashing techniques can be contrasted with fishing tackle.  Fishing tackle refers to the physical equipment that is used when fishing, whereas fishing techniques refers to the manner in which the tackle is used when fishing.

Contents

1 – Fishing

• History
• Techniques
• Tackle
• Fishing Vessels
• Traditional Fishing
• Recreational Fishing
• Fishing Industry

2 – Fishing Techniques

•  Hand Fishing
•  Spearfishing
•  Angling
•  Line Fishing
•  Angling with a Rod
•  Trapping

3 – Fishing Tackle

•  Fish Hook
•  Fishing Line
•  Fishing Sinker
•  Fishing Rod
•  Fishing Bait

4 – Basic Fishing Tools

•  Fishing Rod

5 – Dietary Mineral Requirements: Calcium and Phosphorus

•   Absorption and Metabolism
•   Deficiency Symptoms
•   Calcium and Phosphorus in Feeds

6 – Classification of Fish Anatomy

• Internal Anatomy of Fish
• Fish Anatomy
• Anatomy and Physiology of Fish
• Growth and Reproduction
• The Circulatory System in Fish
• The Brain and Nervous System of Fish

7 – Development of Fishing

• Principles of Freshwater Fish Culture
• Characteristics of Undrainable and Drainable Ponds
• Present Practices of Fish Culture in Ponds
• Renovation of Existing Ponds

8 – Marine Fishing

•       Current Status of Marine Fisheries
•       Status of Marine Biodiversity
•       Maintaining of Marine Fisheries

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Prep/Ayman Ashry

Manage/ Mona Mahmoud