Write in brief about relation between ocean currents and fishing. - Vidyadip

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Write in brief about relation between ocean currents and fishing.

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Algae, plankton, etc. fish food grow on a large scale in the areas where warm ocean current and cold ocean current meet.
Fish come in these areas on a large scale and breed. Therefore, extensive fishing
grounds are found in the meeting point of warm and cold ocean currents.
For example, Grand Bank in Atlantic Ocean near the coastal region of North America, Dogger Bank near the continent of Europe, etc.

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