Fishing

Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. By extension, the term fishing is also applied to hunting for other aquatic animals such as various types of shellfish as well as squid, octopus, turtles, frogs and some edible marine invertebrates. The term fishing is not applied to the hunting of aquatic mammals such as whales. Fishing is an ancient and worldwide practice with many techniques and traditions, and it has been transformed by modern technological developments.

Fish Products

Food

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Image:Fried Fish and French Fries.jpg|Fried Fish & French Fries.

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Image:Kräftskiva-2.jpg|Crayfish and prawns.

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Crayfish - Prawns

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Image:Korea style raw fish.jpg|Korean style raw fish.

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Image:Cooked mussels DSC09244.JPG|Cooked mussels.

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The flesh of many fish are primarily valued as a source of food; there are many edible species of fish as well as other sea food.

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Edible species of fish - Sea food

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Shellfish include shelled molluscs and crustaceans used as food. Shelled molluscs include the clam, mussel, oyster, winkle and scallop; some crustaceans are the shrimp, lobster, crayfish, and crab.

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Shellfish - Molluscs - Crustaceans - Food - Clam - Mussel - Oyster - Winkle - Scallop - Shrimp - Lobster - Crayfish - Crab

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Eggs, called roe, of various species many be eaten; roe comes from fish and certain marine invertebrates, such as sea urchins and shrimp. In some cultures roe is considered a delicancy, for example Caviar from the sturgeon.

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Roe - Invertebrates - Sea urchin - Shrimp - Caviar - Sturgeon

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Squid and octopus are valued as food.

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Squid - Octopus

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Sea cucumber is considered a delicacy in Chinese cooking and is often served at New Year?s feasts, usually in soups. http://www.asiafood.org/glossary_2.cfm

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In some cultures, for example China, Japan, and Vietnam, certain species of jellyfish are consumed. http://www.asiafood.org/glossary_1.cfm?alpha=J&wordid=2696&startno=1&endno=25

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China - Japan - Vietnam - Jellyfish

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Fish oil is valued as a dietary supplement.

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Live Fish

Live fish are collected for the international live food fish trade. Some seafood restaurants keep live fish in aquaria for display or for cultural beliefs. The majority of live fish kept at seafood restaurants, however, are desired for the freshness of the seafood, being killed only immediately before being cooked. Suiting customer preference, this practice makes the seafood higher in quality and better in taste. The prevalence of cultural beliefs and consumer standards helps to drive the demand for the live food fish trade. Hong Kong, for example, imported an estimated 17,000 tons of live food fish in 2000. This brought the value of their live food fish trade industry to US$400 million as reported by the World Resources Institute. It is also stated that most of the fish exported to the Hong Kong market were cultured and the majority of these captures did not involve poisons.

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Live food fish trade - Seafood - Hong Kong

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Fish can also be collected in ways that do not injure them (such as in a seine net), for observation and study or for keeping in aquariums. There are several organization that are devoted to the improving methods of collection, transport, export and farming of wild and domesticated live fish, and usually freshwater or marine tropical fish.

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Seine net - Aquariums

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Other products

Pearls and Mother-of-pearl are valued for their lustre. Traditional methods of Pearl hunting are now virtually extinct.

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Pearls - Mother-of-pearl - Pearl hunting

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Sharkskin and rayskin which are covered with, in effect, tiny teeth (dermal denticles) was used for the purposes that sandpaper currently is. These skins are used to make leather. Sharkskin leather is used in the manufacture of hilts of traditional Japanesse swords.

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Sharkskin - Rayskin - Leather - Traditional Japanesse swords

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Sea horse, star fish, sea urchin and sea cucumber are used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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Sea horse - Star fish - Sea urchin - Sea cucumber - Traditional Chinese medicine

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Tyrian purple is a pigment made from marine snails Murex brandaris and Murex Trunculus.

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Tyrian purple - Murex Trunculus

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Sepia is a pigment made from the inky secretions of cuttlefish.

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Sepia - Cuttlefish

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Fish glue is made by boiling the skin, bones and swim bladders of fish. Fish glue has long been valued for its use in all manner of products from Illuminated manuscripts to the Mongolian war bow.

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Glue - Swim bladders - Illuminated manuscripts - Mongolian war bow

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Isinglass is a substance obtained from the swim bladders of fish (especially sturgeon), it is used for the clarification of wine and beer.

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Isinglass - Swim bladders - Sturgeon - Wine - Beer

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Fish emulsion is a fertilizer emulsion that is produced from the fluid remains of fish processed for fish oil and fish meal industrially.

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Fish emulsion - Fertilizer - Emulsion - Fish oil - Fish meal

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