Fish is a vital and affordable source of protein in the Filipino diet, with fish culture expanding as an economic activity across the country. Traditional fishing methods include using nets and fishing rods, while modern techniques employ sophisticated gear for greater catch efficiency. Fish preservation is crucial for preventing spoilage and maximizing profit.

2. • Fish has always been an important item in the
Filipino diet and is considered the cheapest source of
protein.
• At present, the culture of fish is still an expanding
industry in the country; it is grown in fresh water
ponds and reservoirs throughout the country.
• Fish culture is an economic business activity.

3. • In villages, fish
capture is done with
the use of fishing
nets. The traditional
and simple method of
fish capture is the use
of a fishing rod which
consists of a hook
tied to a string
connected to a
wooden bamboo or
pole.

4. • Fish culture refers to raising
fish for human consumption
or for economic or business
activity.
• Fish preservation is the
process of preserving the
surplus fish in the market to
prevent spoilage, wastage
and instead gain additional
profit.
• Fishing is the process of
taking or seizing fish using
different tools or fishing gear.

5. • Today, fish capture
uses more
sophisticated
instruments to
assure a greater
catch to be sold in
the market.
• Depending on the
fishing gear used,
fishing methods can be
classified into:
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Hand Fishing
Barriers and Traps
Line
Nets
Poison and Dynamites

6. • Basically , a
net is
composed of
meshes
• A mesh is a
basic and
construction
consisting of
4 knots and 4
bars

7. • There are two ways of making a net:
- Weaving by hand and the other is weaving by machine.
• Both uses the same principle of making as many meshes as
desired in terms of length or depth.