Table 1 General categories of use
From: Ethnobotanical contributions to global fishing communities: a review
General categories | Use | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
Aids in fishing management | Aids in fishery management | AIF |
Check pH | CPH | |
Control algal bloom | CAB | |
Control disease in fish | CDF | |
Control of humus gas | CHG | |
Control of snails | COS | |
Control of unwanted fishes | CUF | |
Control of wild cat | CWC | |
Faster in hatching | FIH | |
Fish conservation | FCS | |
Mapping of fish resources | MFR | |
Prevent mortality in Transportation | PMT | |
Reduction of water turbidity | RWT | |
Seasonal cues for fish presence | SCF | |
Signify octopus season | SOS | |
Signify sharks giving birth | SGV | |
Site for catching fish | SCF | |
Water filter | WAF | |
Building and repair | Barrels | BAR |
Build boats | BOT | |
Build canoes | CAN | |
Build ships | SHP | |
Build temporary fishing camps | BTF | |
Caulking | CAU | |
Coloring | CLR | |
Construct boat shelters | CBS | |
Cover boats | CVB | |
Dye nets | DYN | |
Fishing net floats | FNF | |
Floats | FLT | |
Fuel for cooking fish | FCF | |
Grilling | GRL | |
Hulling | HUL | |
Make oars | OAR | |
Make ships go faster | SGF | |
Masts | MAS | |
Paddles | PAD | |
Pulleys | PUL | |
Ramps | RAM | |
Repair canoes | RCA | |
Repair fishing nets | RFI | |
Ship models | SHM | |
Shrouds | SHR | |
Splash battress | SPB | |
Tools | TOL | |
Fiber uses | Basketry | BAS |
Broom heads | BHE | |
Fish nets | FSN | |
Ropes | ROP | |
Use as cordage in fishing activities | COR | |
Weaving fish traps | WFT | |
Fishing | Bait | BAI |
Catching fish | CAF | |
Fish poison | FPO | |
Fish traps | FST | |
Fishing | FIS | |
Fishing gear | FSG | |
Food for fish | FFF | |
For harvesting fish | FHF | |
Hooks | HOO | |
Illegal fishing | ILF | |
Making fish traps | MFT | |
Making fishing rod | FRD | |
Mussel farming | MSF | |
To get octopus out of its den | TOD | |
To stun fishes | TSF | |
Habitat | Dams of fish ponds | DFP |
Fish habitat | FSH | |
Helps lower the cost of fish feeds | LCF | |
Hiding place | FHP | |
Protects the fish from predators | PFP | |
Provides shade | SHD | |
Stabilize soil | STS | |
Stabilize temperature | STT | |
Problems | Food for people (overexploitation) | FOP |
Invasive species causing problems in fishing | ICI | |
Problem contributing to fish kill | PCF | |
Problem for fishing activities transportation | PFT | |
Problem for recreational fishing | PRF | |
Source of income (overexploitation) | SOI |