Sea fishing is called that power to fish in the sea, coasts and salty waters, and to appropriate the products obtained from it. This activity is usually divided into: high-altitude fishing, is that carried out by national vessels in free seas and areas located at great distances from the national territory, and whose product is not introduced fresh within the territory of the nation; In second place is deep-sea fishing, it is carried out outside the jurisdictional waters, by national vessels that introduce or send to the countrythe fresh product; and finally, it is positioned for coastal fishing, it is carried out in jurisdictional waters or, failing that, in the maritime-land area.
An important fact is the fact that fishing is an activity that humans have carried out and perfected for thousands of years and that it could even be considered as the first or one of the first economic activities that the initiatory civilizations deployed in different regions of the planet with the main objective of being able to feed themselves. It is not necessary to go so far back in time, today fishing is positioned as one of the most important and profitable economic activities in the world.
On the other hand, it is divided depending on the modality with which it is carried out, the best known being sport fishing and commercial fishing. Sport fishing for its part is one that is carried out for purely recreational purposes, or failing that for competition, however, the objective in both cases does not differ and is nothing other than entertainment.
Already in commercial fishing as its name indicates, it is that type of fishing that is practiced for commercial purposes, in other words, to obtain some economic benefit. It should be noted that a large part of the towns that are located in the coastal areas have fishing as their main source of income in order to survive. Within this modality stands out, on the one hand, industrial fishing and artisanal fishing.