-There are many different types of fisheries and they may be classified in several ways:
-Type of environment (e.g., freshwater habitats — lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams, and ponds; saltwater habitats — estuarine, coastal, and open ocean).
-Method of harvest (e.g., seining, trolling, trawling, fly casting, spearing, and dip netting).
-Type of access permitted (e.g., open access to fishing, open access with regulation, limited or purchased access, private property)