subsistence fishing
Fishing for food
Subsistence fishing is catching fish primarily to feed oneself or one's family rather than to sell commercially.
The practice is often tied to indigenous communities, rural populations, or areas where fishing has been a traditional food source for generations: Subsistence fishing rights are protected by treaty.
Regulations typically distinguish subsistence fishing from sport or commercial fishing, sometimes allowing different gear, seasons, or catch limits.
- spearfishingAquatic hunting with sharp poles
- cast netWeighted circular fishing mesh
- fish trapsDevices for capturing aquatic creatures
- small scaleLimited in scope
- dugout canoesVessels carved from trunks
salmon · river mouth · hand nets · fish camp · local economy · self-sufficiency · smoking fish · dried fish · traditional knowledge · barter systems · environmental justice · poverty alleviation · food security · community rituals · cultural heritage · oral histories · freshwater ecosystems · dugout
- Bering SeaBering Strait, Aleutian Islands, Nome, king crab, snow crab
- fishing heritagefish traps, wooden boats, boat building, fishermen, tackle
- fishing lifefishermen, fishers, fish markets, harpoons
- Northern Fisheriespollock, halibut, cod, salmon runs, king crab
- salmon fisherieschinook salmon, coho salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, Atlantic salmon
- subsistencefood, hunger, starvation, basic needs, sustenance
subsistence fishingcommercial fishing
Harvesting seafood for profit
sport fishing · recreational fishing · industrial fishing · trophy fishing · catch-and-release fishing