Fishing industry in Scotland shoal of herring with a net and then pulling the ring tight to trap them. Before the 1880s, long-lining was the usual method used to catch white fish such as cod, halibut, saithe, ling and flat fish which live at the bottom of the sea. It was very labour-intensive but resulted in a high quality catch. Small line fishing was a family affair with women and children responsible for preparing the equipment. This was a line, up to a mile in length, to which were attached snoods or shorter pieces of line which were baited with fish or shellfish. Great
Ministry of the Fishing Industry (Soviet Union) of Fish Industry USSR was divided by ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet USSR, into a Ministry of Fish Industry of Eastern Regions USSR and a Ministry of Fish Industry of Western Regions USSR. On 28 December 1948, the Ministry of Fish Industry of Eastern Regions USSR and the Ministry of Fish Industry of Western Regions USSR were consolidated into the Ministry of Fish Industry USSR by ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet USSR. "Source": Ministry of the Fishing Industry (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Fish Industry (Minrybprom; ) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union responsible for prodiving