Fishing Methods at a Glance

Fishing Methods at a Glance is an educational visual resource developed by VeriFish to support understanding of how seafood is harvested from the ocean. The poster presents eight commonly used fishing gear types – pelagic trawl, bottom trawl, pole-and-line, longlines, purse seine nets, boat seine nets, gillnets and entangling nets, and fykes, traps and pots – together with examples of species typically associated with each method. Designed for clarity and accessibility, the resource provides short explanations of how each fishing method works and introduces key fisheries concepts such as bycatch, ghost fishing, and schooling species. By presenting this information in a simple visual format, the poster helps make the environmental context of seafood production easier to understand. The resource is intended for educators and students, seafood sector stakeholders, science communicators, and interested consumers. The poster can be downloaded in the following languages: English, Dutch, Polish, Italian, Spanish, German, Norwegian and French.