Question
What are the factors affecting commercial fishing?

Answer

Following factors affect commercial fishing.
  • Extensive continental shelf with shallow water. For example, Dogger bank fishing area.
  • Confluence of warm and cold ocean water currents, which is favourable for the growth of plankton. For example, Gulf warm pcean current and Labrador cold current meet together near Dogger bank on North Eastern coast of North America.
  • Broken coastline for the development of ports and -.
  • Traditional skills of some local people who are expert in fishing.
  • Large size of population to provide demand for fish.
  • Limited land to grow protein rich food, so that fish becomes staple food of people.
  • Use of advanced fishing boats and fishing nets.
  • Cool climate for natural preservation of fish.
  • Forest resources to provide wood for ship building industry.

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