What is Fishery ?

We have always heard the word "fishery" and what comes first in our mind is all about fishes. Yes it's true but we should know that fishery is not only talks about fish and its types itself but also it talks on other species or creatures on water either cultivated or not. These species may be fresh water fish, marine fishes and etc. It has been cultivated so as to meet the needs of the people and to increase economic stability of the society.

What is a the difference between "Fisheries" and " Fishery"?

Fisheries is a science which deals with the study of conservation, propagation, utilization of fish, and other fishery products, their fishing ground and the right to use such products. On the other hand, Fishery is the act of catching, preserving, culturing fish and other fishery products.(SEAFDEC Journals)

Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising and/or harvesting fish, which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAQ, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats, purpose of the activities or a combination of the foregoing features".In particular, the term is often applied to a combination of fish and;"fishers in a region, the latter fishing for similar species with similar gear types.

A fishery may involve the capture of wild fish or raising fish through fish farming or aquaculture. Directly or indirectly, the livelihood of over 500 million people in developing countries depends on fisheries and aquaculture.

The term "fish"

• In biology – the term fish is most strictly used to describe any animal with a backbone that has gills throughout life and has limbs, if any, in the shape of fins. Many types of aquatic animals commonly referred to as fish are not fish in this strict sense; examples include shellfish, cuttlefish, starfish, crayfish and jellyfish. In earlier times, even biologists did not make a distinction - sixteenth century natural historians classified also

• In fisheries – the term fish is used as a collective term, and includes true fish. True fish are also referred to as fin fish or fin fish to distinguish them from other aquatic life harvested in fisheries or aquaculture.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishery)

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