Fishing

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endangered many
whale numbers, however, and the field has lessened in importance.

Almost all large pelagic and demersal fish catches are made over or near
the continental shelf, the underwater plateau around the continents and large
islands. In these waters temperatures, water depths, and the currents that
influence the amounts of available food create an environment that is highly
favourable to the existence of large schools of fish.

The animals living in and on the bottom of the continental shelf serve
as additional food sources for demersal fish. Also, most species spawn on
continental shelves, and the main nursery grounds of many species are also in
coastal regions. The main fishing grounds are located on the wider continental
shelves of the mid and high latitudes. The single most important area is the
North Pacific, where as much as one-quarter of the world's fish catch is taken.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY

Prehistoric people were hunters and food ...

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of new
trade routes - for example, the herring fisheries in the southern Baltic and
North seas that helped to establish the HANSEATIC LEAGUE.

The opening of the fishing areas around Nova Scotia and Newfoundland had
a serious effect on European history. First fished by the French in the early
1500s, by the beginning of the 17th century the North Atlantic fisheries had
become the main source of New World wealth for England.

PRINCIPAL FISHERIES

The most important world fisheries are located in waters less than 400 m
in depth. Major fishing grounds are in the North Atlantic including the GRAND
BANKS and the Georges Banks off the New England coast, the North Sea, the waters
over the ...

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