| Sea has always fascinated man. Fishing has been the | | | | Gill nets are considered to be the oldest form of net |
| oldest form of earning livelihood. At present fishing is | | | | and are been in use all these years. Fish that tries to |
| not only for making a living, but men now explore the | | | | swim through this net is caught as only its head is able |
| deep seas as a passion and as a sport, particularly | | | | to pass through the net and not the remaining part of |
| Deep Sea Fishing. Whether you are venturing into the | | | | the body. As the fish recedes it gets entangled by the |
| sea for fishing or for pleasure, make sure you carry a | | | | gills. |
| jacket, sun-block cream, sun glasses, hat, cooler to | | | | Drift nets are another form of gill net, which are not |
| bring your catch back home, rubber shoes and rain | | | | fixed anywhere and are allowed to drift with the |
| gear, if needed. | | | | current. It is used for catching wide range of fish like |
| To be successful in deep sea fishing, a thorough | | | | tuna, squid, shark and salmon. Trammel nets are like a |
| knowledge about the methods and the equipments of | | | | wall of net with three layers. A fine meshed net is |
| fishing is necessary. Various fishing methods have | | | | sandwiched between two larger meshed nets. |
| evolved down the years. Fishers do not hesitate to try | | | | Handlines can be operated either from a stationary or |
| out innovative ideas. With the development of science | | | | moving vessel. The fish caught by handlines are usually |
| and technology, innovative equipments are produced. | | | | of very high quality as the fish is alive when brought |
| Mechanization of gear handling has made fishing easier | | | | aboard the vessel. Long-lines are another type of |
| than before. Fibre technology has improved the | | | | fishing equipment which is used to capture cods and |
| performances of vessels by making it lighter than the | | | | tunas. Long-lines can be set up for long distances and |
| metallic ones. Navigation and fish detection with the | | | | many short lines carrying baited hooks are attached to |
| help of computers has made fishing less time | | | | it. The size and type of fish caught is dependent on |
| consuming than before. | | | | the hook size and the type of bait. Since it covers |
| To catch fish and other aquatic resources, various | | | | larger area in the sea, it is the most fuel efficient fishing |
| types of deep sea fishing equipments are in use all | | | | method. |
| round the world. Fishing equipments are classified | | | | Harpoons are usually used to target mature fishes like |
| based on the principle used, and by how they are | | | | shark, dolphins and swordfish. It has a spear and a reel |
| constructed. Trawlers, nets, poles and lines, harpoons | | | | attached to it. Spear fishing employs modern elastic |
| etc, are some of the modern day deep sea fishing | | | | and pneumatic powered spear guns. SOund |
| equipments. | | | | Navigation And Ranging (SONAR) is used for |
| Trawlers are boats to which large trawl nets are | | | | acoustically locating the fishes. |
| attached and pulled through the water. The mesh size | | | | Pots or creels are traps which can be operated from |
| of the trawl nets can be modified according to the | | | | a vessel. It is used for capturing crabs, octopus and |
| purpose of the catch and the type of the fish. The | | | | shell fish. Purse seins are large wall of net which |
| mechanism of a bottom trawl is simple. The mouth of | | | | encircles a shoal of fish and get them pursed or |
| the net is open in horizontal and vertical directions and | | | | caught. |
| the body of the net leads the fish inside the net. The | | | | Though many of those deep sea fishing equipment |
| fish gets collected at the cod end of the net, which | | | | enable selective fishing, some equipment like trawlers |
| has suitable mesh size. Using cod ends with bigger | | | | destroys the seabeds, the spawning ground of many |
| mesh size considerably reduces the mortality of fish | | | | fishes and hence environmentalists are against bottom |
| fries in trawl nets. | | | | trawling. Dynamite and cyanide fishing are prohibited by |
| Net is the main device for catching fish. Gill nets can be | | | | law in many parts of the world as it causes serious |
| set at any depth from the sea surface to the seabed. | | | | threats to aquatic life. |