List of fishing terms

Sub-sectors and branches of fishing

(Artisanal maritime fishing (or traditional/subsistence fishing) consists of various small-scale, low-technology, low-capital, fishing practices undertaken at seas or oceans.)

Fishing gears

(Fishing gear refers to tools, implements or appliances used in fishing operations.)

Industrial maritime fishing

(various large-scale, high-technology, high-capital, fishing practices undertaken at seas or oceans.)

Inland fishing

(fishing in fresh or brackish water)

Maritime fishing

(Fishing at marine environments like seas, oceans,etc)

Below is a glossary of 15 fishing terms with definition, examples, transcription, and translations as used in the context of fishing.

Fishing (noun)

Fishing: Sector or activity of harvesting fish from the wild.... fishing (read more)

Seafarer (noun)

Seafarer: A person who regularly travels by water (sea, river, ocean, etc.)... seafarer (read more)

Mesh size (noun)

Mesh size: Mesh size shall be defined in relationship to the bag of a net to mean the dimension of one of the open spaces between the cords of a net taken or measured at the 50th space or wet and out-stretched net, or any dimension of a consecutive 50th space of the net measured when the net is under normal pressure, wet and stretched out.... Mesh size (read more)

Fishing gear (noun)

Fishing gear: Any tool, device, equipment, implement or appliance used to capture, catch, collect or harvest living aquatic resources (aquatic animals and plants).... Fishing gear (read more)

Storm (noun)

Storm: Very bad weather caracterised by strong, localised disturbance in a planet’s atmosphere that causes intense wind, precipitation, thunder, snow or other phenomena... Storm (read more)

Artisanal fishing (noun)

Artisanal fishing: Fishing type practiced using old- fashioned equipment or boats.... artisanal fishing (read more)

Sport fishing (noun)

Sport fishing: Fishing for leisure, exercise or competition.... sport fishing (read more)

Mesh (noun)

Mesh: A type of material made from wires or threads that are woven like a net, especially only allowing liquid to pass through.... mesh (read more)

Sub-marine fishing (noun)

Sub-marine fishing: The activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea; That which takes place at great depths. (up to 2,000 metres) and is often practised across jurisdictions. ... Sub-marine fishing (read more)

Diving suit (noun)

Diving suit: a waterproof suit used by divers , having a heavy detachable helmet and an air supply via a tube... Diving suit (read more)

Surrounding net (noun)

Surrounding net: Net which catches fish by surrounding them both from the sides and from underneath, thus preventing them from escaping in deep waters by diving downwards. ** Apart from a few exceptions, they are surface nets in which the float line is supported by numerous floats. It's mostly used in the open ocean to catch dense schools of single-species pelagic fish.... Surrounding net (read more)

Hook (noun)

Hook: A curved piece of metal, plastic or wire for hanging things on, catching fish with, etc.... Hook (read more)

Prawn (noun)

Prawn: A decapod crustacean, a shellfish with ten legs and a long tail, that are commonly eaten as a food and resemble a large shrimp.... Prawn (read more)

Fish (verb)

Fish: Harvest of uncultured fish from water bodies.... fish (read more)

Dam liner (verb)

Dam liner: A very low permeability thin geosynthetic membrane liner or barrier, made of elastomers or thermoplastics (polyethylene, PVC) in wound strips, used with any geotechnical engineering related material so as to control fluid (liquid or gas) migration in a pond or dam.... Dam liner (read more)

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