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Fishing techniques
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<p>Fishing techniques are methods for catching fish. The term may also be applied to methods for catching other <a href="/facts/Aquatic_animal/tY7gyRWl">aquatic animals</a> such as <a href="/facts/Mollusc/1elgknsQ">molluscs</a> (<a href="/facts/Shellfish/JjTSlMgw">shellfish</a>, <a href="/facts/Squid/wFXpcNUf">squid</a>, <a href="/facts/Octopus/z5uokKFF">octopus</a>) and edible marine <a href="/facts/Invertebrate/3CyqCVnN">invertebrates</a>. </p><p><a href="/facts/Fishing/EBVEPvhI">Fishing</a> techniques include hand-gathering, <a href="/facts/Spearfishing/qcDpbCPu">spearfishing</a>, <a href="/facts/Fish_net/5bvae5A3">netting</a>, <a href="/facts/Angling/FaWYQkUU">angling</a> and <a href="/facts/Fish_trap/X6GfCuDd">trapping</a>. <a href="/facts/Recreational_fishing/TxSCu0X3">Recreational</a>, <a href="/facts/Commercial_fishing/8XF3oLTc">commercial</a> and <a href="/facts/Artisan_fishing/Deg7avbU">artisanal</a> fishers use different techniques, and also, sometimes, the same techniques. Recreational fishers fish for pleasure or sport, while commercial fishers fish for profit. Artisanal fishers use traditional, low-tech methods, for survival in <a href="/facts/Developing_countries/eTfS4kxl">developing countries</a>, and as a cultural heritage in other countries. Mostly, recreational fishers use angling methods and commercial fishers use netting methods. </p><p>There is an intricate link between various fishing techniques and knowledge about the fish and their behaviour including <a href="/facts/Fish_migration/obNpLAUD">migration</a>, <a href="/facts/Forage_fish/RJUKYJPb">foraging</a> and <a href="/facts/Marine_biology/3pNR9o6L">habitat</a>. The effective use of fishing techniques often depends on this additional knowledge. Which techniques are appropriate is dictated mainly by the target species and by its habitat. </p><p>Fishing techniques can be contrasted with <a href="/facts/Fishing_tackle/TrhPDYTc">fishing tackle</a>. Fishing tackle refers to the physical equipment that is used when fishing, whereas fishing techniques refers to the manner in which the tackle is used when fishing. </p>