8 Factors influencing fishing
Fishing is the exploitation/harvesting of fish and other aquatic/water resources e.g. whales, seals, crabs, lobsters, prawns, oysters, etc. for economic purposes. Fisheries are water bodies or areas where fish and other aquatic resources are reared or caught in large numbers. They include rivers, lakes, oceans, seas, dams, ponds, etc. they are also referred to as fishing grounds . Factors influencing fishing These include the factors that affect the survival of fish in the fisheries as well as those allowing fishing to take place. They include: - Presence of fishing grounds these depend on the supply of fish food/planktons in the water bodies. This requires the oceans and other fishing grounds to be: - Shallow to allow sunlight to penetrate for phytoplankton. Land derived minerals nutrients from along the coasts with several river mouths. Upwelling/well oxygenated waters where warm and cold currents converge. Cool waters of temperate latitudes Cool climate cool temperatures (a...