Fishery

• Fishery


  The activity of catching fish, either in the wild or through fish farming
• Fish cultivation methods

  • Fishpond method
  • Fish pen method
  • Cage method
  • Open-water method
• Fishpond method


  Raising of fish in ponds
• Fish pen method


  Requires net enclosures in shallow protected parts of inland water like lakes and lagoons
• Cage method


  Employed in inland bodies of water
• Open-water method


  Fish are cultivated in bays, coastal areas, and lagoons
• Materials for net construction

  • Natural fibers
  • Synthetic fibers
• Natural fibers


  Produced from plants
• Knitting or netting needle

  Holds the twine needed for netting or knitting
• Knitting twine


  A strong string composed of two or more strands that are twisted together
• Mesh guide


  Locally known as aspang, used for continuous hand weaving to achieve uniformity of mesh sizes by pulling twine very well around outside of gauge
• Scissors


  Used for cutting the netting twines when needed, should be heavy duty
• Braiding hanging rod


  Made of metal or good quality wood, holds the braided net in place to make it strong enough during net weaving
• Fish


  • An example of aquatic products exported by the Philippines