industrial fishing
Large-scale ocean harvest
Industrial fishing is large-scale commercial fishing using mechanized vessels, advanced technology, and heavy equipment like trawl nets, longlines, and factory ships that process catches at sea.
Distinguished from artisanal or subsistence fishing by its scale and capital intensity: Industrial fishing has depleted cod stocks in the North Atlantic.
Often discussed in contexts of overfishing, bycatch, and marine ecosystem damage.
- quota systemsNumerical limits by category
- trawlingNet-dragging fishing method
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- longliningMulti-hook commercial fishing method
- ghost netsAbandoned fishing equipment adrift
overfishing · marine pollution · factory ships · subsidies · international treaties · gillnetting · drift nets · habitat destruction · licensing · catch of the day · trade agreements · underwater drones · dredging · satellite monitoring · ocean acidification · tariffs · fish meal · cold storage
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- overfishingfish stocks, population collapse, catch limits, bycatch, trawling
industrial fishingrecreational fishing
Leisure pursuit with rod
subsistence fishing · sport fishing · fly fishing · angling · pole fishing
industrial fishingsustainable fishing
Harvesting that preserves populations
marine conservation · catch-and-release fishing · catch limits · fish farming · aquaculture
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