Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Biotic communities. 2. Traditional harvesting methods. 3. Modern harvesting methods. 4. Trawlers. 5. Boat seine. 6. Purse seine. 7. Dip net. 8. Gill net. 9. Set net. 10. Barricade fishing. 11. Deck machineries of fishing boats. 12. New ways of capturing fish. 13. Fishing in the future. Bibliography. Index.