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Artisanal Fishing

Artisanal Fishing

Artisanal fishing or fisheries describe small scale commercial or subsistence fishing practices, particularly those using traditional techniques such as fishing rods, arrows, or traditional fishing boats.

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Accidental by-catch is damage or harvest of non-target species, including fish or marine vertebrates, by fishing gear while collecting targeted species. Artisanal fishing or fisheries describe small scale commercial or subsistence fishing practices, particularly those using traditional techniques such as fishing rods, arrows, or traditional fishing boats. Biological Harvest is the collection of living things from the ecosystem for recreation, consumption, or sale of marine products. Boating activities include movement in coastal waters and into ports that can lead to anchor drops or vessel groundings, or damage from trawling and other fishing gear. Commercial Fisheries harvest fish and invertebrates for commercial profit, including sale of consumable finfish and shellfish, as well as other marine products, such as sponges. Complex habitat and resources reflects the complex architecture of sessile, plant-like organisms, such as octocoral and sponges, which provides shelter and protection for small fish and other invertebrates from predators. Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems . Finfish and shellfish stock are fish (e.g., groupers and snappers) and invertebrates (e.g., lobster, crab, conch, octopus, squid, and bivalves) that are harvested for human consumption as seafood. Fishing is the activity of catching fish for recreational, commercial, or artesanal purposes using any of a variety of fishing gear, including nets, spear guns, or hook and line. Fisheries and hunting policies control who can fish, harvest and hunt. The Fishing Sector includes the harvesting of fish for food and recreation. Food & energy policies are legislation, restrictions, and guidelines that pertain to sectors that harvest or extract natural resources. The Food and Raw Materials sector includes groups that harvest natural resources from the earth, including agriculture, aquaculture, fishing, forestry, mining, and the oil and gas industry. Infrastructural sectors provide the physical, organizational, and technical support for the economy to function, including construction, utilities, transportation, finance, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and technical services. Invertebrate Harvesting is the act of collecting marine invertebrates, including sponges, lobsters, and other invertebrates, for seafood or other marine products. Marine products are non-food goods derived from reefs that promote human well-being (e.g, aquarium fish or ornamental resources) and human health (e.g., pharmaceuticals and cosmetics). The Reef Ecosystem includes a suite of abiotic variables that form the physical and chemical environment. Physical Damage to reef habitat and wetlands can occur from vessel groundings, dredging, trampling, boat movement, anchor drops, trawling, and fishing gear. Pressures are human activities that create stress on the environment. Provisioning services are the products or ecosystem goods obtained from ecosystems, including seafood, genetic and biochemical resources, pharmaceuticals, ornamental resources, and water resources. Recreational Fishing includes the activity of tourists and residents fishing for enjoyment, as well as the associated establishments, equipment, location, and/or instruction needed to support their activities. The state of the Reef Ecosystem is the condition, in terms of quantity and quality, of the abiotic and biotic components including physical, chemical, and biological variables. Reef Life is the abundance, distribution, and condition of the biological components of the coral reef ecosystem. Resource use management pertains to responses to regulate or limit contact activities that may directly impact coastal species through harvesting or physical damage. Responses are actions taken by groups or individuals in society and government to prevent, compensate, ameliorate or adapt to changes in Ecosystem Services or their perceived value. Socio-Economic Drivers include the sectors that fulfill human needs for Food & Raw Materials, Water, Shelter, Health, Culture, and Security, and the Infrastructure that supports the sectors. Supporting services are ecological processes that indirectly benefit humans by maintaining a functional ecosystem for the production of other ecosystem goods and services. Water Transportation pertains to all transportation of people and goods via waterways.

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The fishing sector creates pressures on the reef ecosystem through harvesting of fish and invertebrates. Overfishing of key species, particularly herbivores, can cause trophic cascades which increase the risk of algal overgrowth. Non-target species may be harvested or damaged as well during fishing activities. Boating activities, including damage caused by fishing gear, boat groundings, and resuspension of sediment through boat movement, also alter the physical & chemical environment and can damage coral and other species. The fishing sector is directly dependent on consumable finfish and shellfish, as well as other marine products, which are provided by the reef ecosystem. Commercial and recreational fishing also indirectly benefit from the complex structure formed by coral, seagrasses, and mangroves which provide food and habitat for target species of fish and invertebrates. Decision-makers can enact fishing & harvesting policies and resource use management which limit fishing activities, designated protected areas, or designated protected species.

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