The Risk, Reward, and the Sea! In the United States economy, fishing has created over 90 billion dollars in revenue and supplemented over one and a half million jobs in the past year alone. Fishing or otherwise known as angling has been around since the dawn of civilization and is an important occupation that remains today. The fishing industry today is nothing similar to that of fishing in ancient civilizations such as Egypt or Rome. Though fishing has existed for thousands of years, its purposes of sport, recreation, and occupation has not changed. Fishing has been one of the oldest occupations to date and remains a vital part of history and the current economy because of its rich history, Biblical applications, modern applications, …show more content…
Moreover, fishing first started in ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Rome, Greece, Assyria, and several Jewish writings commemorate. Evidence of advanced methods first started around 2000 BC as documented through ancient paintings of men with poles fishing in rivers. Not only the Egyptians, but also the Chinese have documented writings of early fishing methods dating back to the 4th century BC. Furthermore, fishing methods continued to develop gradually until the 14th century when longer poles and advanced techniques found their way into fishing. Other inventions included running line which allowed unmanned fishing lines and of bobbers in the 1800s. It is not until the 19th century that large game fishing became available with the invention of motor powered boats. Inevitably, technology advances allowed fishing to start to become an industrial level operation. In 1947 one of the first industrial size fishing ships cast their nets into the ocean. The long process of gradual technical advancements and critiquing technique eventually led to the fishing operations we have …show more content…
First, several fatalities a year occur from vessel disasters such as fires, capsizing, and sinking; falls overboard and the eventual drowning; and deck injuries from slippery conditions and heavy machinery. Notably, several more minor injuries such as broken bones and bacterial infections occur more often, but they are dealt with properly and do not pose much harm. Because physical injuries make up most of the injuries sustained by fishermen, their mental state is often overlooked. Many symptoms of onset depression, separation anxiety, home sickness, and sea sickness. To be an effective worker, these fishermen must maintain a good bill of