Topics and Subtopics in the NOAA's Local Fisheries Knowledge Database

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Logistics of Fishing	Business Aspects of Fishing	Other Social and Cultural
Catch rates and fishing effort Education, training, learning, socialization Year-round fishing Seasonal fishing Off-season occupations and activities Bait Boats, ships, vessels Navigation, maps, charts Location of traps, of fishing Luck, intuition Technology Experimentation, experimental strategies Safety, accidents Crew Other	Income Family involvement Financial management Investment Marketing Seafood safety Competition Fishermen’s Co-ops Corporations Foreign fishing fleets Retirement Other	Family Community Social or community hierarchies Lifestyle Health and Welfare Immigration / emigration Ethnic identity Gender Traditions Holidays, celebrations Tournaments, sport Sacred places Myths, legends Leisure time activities, recreation, entertainment Place names Music Art Other
Gear	Social Aspects of Fishing	Attitudes, Perceptions, Beliefs of …
Pots and traps Gill net, trammel net Seine Weir Trawl Hook and line Dredge Tongs, rakes, scrapes Spears, harpoons Other	Life at sea, life aboard a ship Territorial issues Prestige Relationships w/ other fishermen Informal rules and regulations Informal allocation systems Social influence, peer pressure Taboos Language, terminology / vocabulary Other	Government Science / Scientists Stewardship Conservation Nature / Environment Political beliefs Freedom, Independence Individualism Rights Privacy Property Spirituality / Religion Aesthetics / Beauty Other
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