Fishing in the environment.

 

Fishing in the environment.

Fishing is the catching of fish from water bodies.

It is carried out by people in all parts of the world.

Fishing mainly takes place around water bodies like lakes, River and seas.

Fishermen

These are people who carry out fishing  as their daily routine human activity.

They can also be defined as the people who caryy out fishing as their way of earning income.

 These people are found in all parts of the world.

They live along Water bodies like lakes, rivers and swamps.

They don't only carry out fishing but also selling flesh fish.

Types of fish

-The commonest type of fish is tilapia.

-Nile perch which is among the biggest fishes

-Mud fish caught in swamps

-Silver fish which is among smallest fish 

-Lung fish

-Star fish 

Importance of fish

-Fish is used as food 

-Fish is the source of income

-Fish scales are used for decoration 

-Fish is used as medicine

-Fish bones are used to make animal feeds.

-Fish skins are used to make belts,bags and shoes.

Methods of catching fish in the environment.

Traditional methods

Modern methods

Traditional methods

These are mothods that were used to catch fish by traditional people.

Examples of traditional methods

Using spears

Using hooks

Using fishing traps

Using fishing baskets

Modern methods of catching fish.

These are methods used to catch fish from water bodies by present today people.

Examples of modern methods of catching fish.

Trawling method

Purse seining

Line fishing

Fish preservation.

This is the way of keeping fish for so long without going bad 

It can also be defined as the way of preserving fish from going bad .

Methods of fish preservation in the environment.

These are ways how to keep fish for so  long without going bad .

There are mainly two types of fish preservation methods.

These include; traditional and modern methods of preserving fish from going bad .

Local methods of fish preservation.

These are methods e by local people in the environment to keep fish for so long without going bad.

It is mainly used by local people who live in the village.

Local methods of preserving fish in the environment.

Smoking

Sun drying

Salting

Modern methods of fish preservation.

These are methods used to preserve fish from going bad especially by urban people in towns.

Examples of modern methods of fish preservation.

Refrigeration

Canning or tinning 

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Problems faceing fishing

Pollution of water sources

Drought

Over fishing

Water weed

Poor roads

Poor preservation methods

Poor roads 

Dangerous acquatic animals

Lack of enough capital

Solutions for the problems facing fishing.

Using better fishing methods

Construction of good roads

Proper disposal of human wastes