What’s the difference between artisanal and industrial fishing?

What’s the difference between artisanal and industrial fishing?

Source: mongabay

1/31/2023

What’s the difference between artisanal and industrial fishing?

A new episode of “Mongabay Explains” examines the difference between artisanal and industrial fishing.
Broadly speaking, artisanal fishing is a form of traditional fishing that uses relatively small, low-powered boats to make short trips close to shore and catch relatively small quantities of fish, whereas industrial fishing uses large vessels that make longer trips farther out to sea and catch larger volumes of fish.

There are plenty of other differences between the two fishing sectors, too, including their relative impact on the marine environment.
In this video, Mongabay explores the differences between the two forms of fishing, including some ways people are trying to make each sector more sustainable.