Although produce cannot be grown in this season, the fishing catch is plentiful, and boats are the dominant mode of transport during this season.
In 1977, Libya's fishing catch was 4,803 tons and 6,418 tons by 1981.
"I can't see that they have much in the boat - if they are bringing in goods they have smuggled in a fishing catch."
Formerly, Maldives shipped 90 percent of its fishing catch of tuna in dried form to Sri Lanka.
Although the addition of motors increased fuel costs, it resulted in doubling the fishing catch between 1982 and 1985.
In the mid-1980s, Spain's fishing catch averaged about 1.3 million tons a year, and the fishing industry accounted for about 1 percent of GDP.
Illegal, unregulated, or unreported fishing catch between 11 and 26 million tons a year which accounts for one quarter of global catch.
The plight of the shrimpers was a serious one, especially since shrimp represented the most important fishing catch in the Gulf region.
The fishing catch from the Irish Sea was enormous.
In the same year, the total fishing catch was 505.8 metric tons.