Friday, February 20, 2015

Important Information On Off Shore Fishing

By Olivia Cross


This is a form of angling that requires deep waters and usually takes place away from the land. The water depth should be at least 30 metres to be considered deep sea fishing territory. Other names for the practice are, deep sea, sport and big game fishing. Off shore fishing can therefore be a source of income or be used for recreational purposes.

An offshore fisherman is required to have some cognition to enable him to see the signs that an amateur would not see. Motion sickness is a crucial factor of consideration for a first-timer who has never done this activity before. It is always safe to have with you a person that knows almost everything about fishing accompanying you.

A fishing boat is expected to have a space of 35 to 40 metres to make sure that there is sufficient room for the caught fish and the people that are on the boat. For most of the fish in the sea, blood is a major attractant hence baits with a lot of blood should be used for efficiency. For the different depths in the sea, one is supposed to be ready with the correct floats to support the baits. One is also required to be extremely cautious when handling caught fish to avoid any injury or accidents.

The commercial sector of this venture includes individuals or enterprise that has the machinery of deriving the fish either from their farms or the sea and processing them into the products of their choice meant for sale. The traditional sector is composed of companies and individuals associated with the fisheries resources that aboriginals get their fish I line with their beliefs.

The recreational sector is as the title dictates as it is involved in this venture only for recreational purposes, sport or sustenance with fisheries resources whereby the products derived from the sea are considered not for sale. Unlike most commercial fishing vessels, recreational boats are not often dictated just to this activity but rather as a medium for entertainment whereby people who enjoy this activity get to ride on them and enjoy this experience.

A commercial enterprise can range from a single person with a boat using hand casting nets to fish as well as some traps to a fleet of big boats which have the facilities to process the fish into desired products. Increased demand of fish and its products has led to a lot of over-fishing. A remedy to this situation could be fish farming which will help meet the demand.

Commercial, sport and big game fishing are the forms of employment for millions of people globally that the sea is responsible for. The enterprises main aim is to provide seafood for human intake and raw materials for other processing industries as well.

The ocean conservancy is today working hand in hand with governments and fishermen to put a reduction to over-fishing and bring back the population of fish to normal levels. Deviating from the scientific safety measures could compromise fish population that are on their way back to their usual numbers. This could also result in reduction of opportunities for fishers, poverty among communities living in the coast as well as reduced variety of seafood.




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