The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as mollusks, cephalopods, crustaceans and echinoderms. The term is not normally apply to the catch of farmed fish, or aquatic mammals such as whales, whaling in the most appropriate term.
There are many fishing techniques or methods to catch fish. The term can also apply to methods for catching other aquatic animals such as mollusks (squid, shellfish, octopus) and edible marine invertebrates.
Fishing techniques include hand gathering, spearfishing, nets, fishing and trapping. Anglers, commercial and crafts use different techniques, and sometimes the same techniques. Recreational fishers fish for pleasure or sports, while commercial fishers fish for profit. Artisanal fishers use traditional low-tech methods to survive in third world countries, and cultural heritage of others. The majority of fishermen use fishing methods used by commercial fishermen and compensation procedures.
There is a complex relationship between different fishing techniques and knowledge about fish and their behavior, including migration, foraging and habitat. Effective use of fishing techniques often depends on this additional knowledge. Some fishermen claim that fish folklore fish diets are influenced by the position of the sun and the moon.
History
Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back at least the beginning of the Palaeolithic period 40,000 years ago. Isotopic analysis of human skeletal remains Tianyuan, a 40,000 year old modern humans in East Asia has shown that regular consumption of freshwater fish. Archaeological features such as shell circles, discarded fish bones and cave paintings show that sea foods were important for survival and consumed in significant quantities. During this period, most people lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and were, by necessity, in constant motion. However, if there are early examples of permanent settlements, such as Lepenski Vir, are almost always related to fishing as an important source of food.
The ancient river Nile was full of fish. Fresh and dried fish were a staple food for much of the population [The Egyptians had tools and methods for fishing and are illustrated in tomb scenes, drawings, and papyrus documents. Some shows are aimed at fishing being pursued as a hobby. In India, the Pandyas, a classical Dravidian Tamil kingdom, known as the pearl fisheries in the first century. Your port of Tuticorin was known for pearl fishing in the sea. The Paravas, a Tamil caste in the middle of Tuticorin, developed a rich community for its pearl trade, navigation knowledge and fishing. Fishing scenes are rarely represented in ancient Greek culture, a reflection of the low social status of the fishery. However, Oppian of Corycus, a Greek author wrote a major treatise on sea fishing, or the Halieulica Halieutika composed between 177 and 180. This is the first work to have survived until today. Graphic proof of the fishing is from Roman mosaics. Greco-Roman sea god Neptune is depicted as wielding a fishing trident. The Moche people of ancient Peru depicted fisherman in ceramics.
One of the longest history in the world of trade, trade in dried cod from the Lofoten area of Norway to Southern Europe, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The trade in cod started during the Viking period or before, for over 1000 years and is still important.
