Editing Fishing (section)

==Techniques==
[[File:Đó.jpg|thumb|left|Fishermen with traditional fish traps, Vietnam]]
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There are many fishing techniques and tactics for catching fish. The term can also be applied to methods for catching other [[aquatic animal]]s such as [[molluscs]] ([[shellfish]], [[squid]], octopus) and edible marine [[invertebrate]]s.

Fishing techniques include [[Gathering seafood by hand|hand gathering]], [[spearfishing]], [[fish net|netting]], [[angling]], [[bowfishing]] and [[fish trap|trapping]], as well as less common techniques such as [[fishing gaff|gaff]]ing, [[snagging]], [[club (weapon)|club]]bing and the use of specially trained animals such as [[cormorant fishing|cormorant]]s and [[otter fishing|otter]]s. There are also [[destructive fishing practice|destructive fishing technique]]s (such as [[electrofishing|electrocution]], [[blast fishing|blasting]] and [[cyanide fishing|poisoning]]) that can do irreversible damage to the local [[ecosystem]]s by killing/[[sterilization (medicine)|sterilizing]] entire [[fish stocks]], [[habitat destruction]] and/or upsetting the equilibrium of [[interspecific competition]]s, and such practices are often deemed [[illegal fishing|illegal]] and liable to [[criminal punishment]]s.

[[Recreational fishing|Recreational]], [[commercial fishing|commercial]] and [[artisan fishing|artisanal]] fishers use different techniques, and also, sometimes, the same techniques. Recreational fishers fish for pleasure, sport, or to provide food for themselves, while commercial fishers fish for profit. Artisanal fishers use traditional, low-tech methods, for survival in third-world countries, and as a cultural heritage in other countries. Usually, recreational fishers use angling methods and commercial fishers use netting methods. A modern development is to fish with the assistance of a [[unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]].<ref>[https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/75111335/fishing-with-a-drone Fishing with a drone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112115841/https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/75111335/fishing-with-a-drone |date=12 November 2021 }} ''Stuff'', 15 December 2015.</ref>

Why a fish bites a baited hook or lure involves several factors related to the sensory physiology, behaviour, feeding ecology, and biology of the fish as well as the environment and characteristics of the bait/hook/lure.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lennox|first1=Robert J|last2=Alós|first2=Josep|last3=Arlinghaus|first3=Robert|last4=Horodysky|first4=Andrij|last5=Klefoth|first5=Thomas|last6=Monk|first6=Christopher T|last7=Cooke|first7=Steven J|title=What makes fish vulnerable to capture by hooks? A conceptual framework and a review of key determinants|journal=Fish and Fisheries|volume=18|issue=5|language=en|pages=986–1010|doi=10.1111/faf.12219|issn=1467-2979|year=2017|bibcode=2017AqFF...18..986L }}</ref> There is an intricate link between various fishing techniques and knowledge about the fish and their behaviour including [[Fish migration|migration]], [[Forage fish|foraging]] and [[Oceanic habitats|habitat]]. The effective use of fishing techniques often depends on this additional knowledge.<ref>Keegan, William F (1986) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080703210618/http://www.arqueologiamendoza.com/wikisrc/images/b/b5/The_Optimal_Foraging_Analysis_of_Horticultural_Production.pdf New Series, Volume. 88, No. 1., pp. 92–107.]</ref> Some fishers follow [[Solunar theory|fishing folklores]] which claim that fish feeding patterns are influenced by the position of the sun and the moon.