Essay Archive - Fishing
Fishing
Commercial fishing is a worldwide enterprise that involves the capture
of marine and freshwater fish and shellfish and their preparation for market.
Fishing equipment ranges from small boats whose nets are cast and hauled in by
hand to factory ships equipped with the most advanced technologies for finding,
harvesting, and preparing huge amounts of fish. These large catches are very
costly, however, not only in the price of their equipment and fuel, but also in
the depletion of fishery resources their use brings about.
The major portion of the total fi....
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