ancient fish processing site, Portopalo di Capo Passero, Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

Mariscos Carnero fish farming seafood processing buildings on quayside of port, city of Vigo, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Fish processing buildings at Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Fumoir d'Antan, a traditional herring smokehouse, Pointe-Basse, Havre aux Maisons island, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec province, Canada, North America

Close-up of fish catch in the fishing town of Petersburg on Mitkof Island, Southeast Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America

A view of salted herring in the small fishing town of Siglufjorour, Iceland

Dry fish for sale on a Market, Mbandaka, Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Drying fish in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fish fillets on grill during fish harvest at Rozmberk Pond, UNESCO Biosphere, Trebon, Jindrichuv Hradec District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

Cod drying on racks temporarily built for that purpose in the small fishing town of A in the Lofoten Island Group, Norway

Drying fish in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Days catch of sardines being sorted at a fish processing plant in Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) at a fish processing plant, Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) at a fish processing plant, Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) at a sardine processing plant, Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) at a fish processing plant, Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), at a sardine processing plant, Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Fish processing plant near the Chilkat River, Haines, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

China merchants packing dry shrimps, a local delicacy, in the old quarter in guangzhou, guangdong province

Woman drying fish on the ground, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Three generations of Mexican fisherman work to pick, sort, and clean a huge catch from their gill net in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico

The Norquest fish processing plant in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, USA. Shown here processing fresh and wild salmon for market.

The Norquest fish processing plant in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, USA. Shown here processing fresh and wild salmon roe for the asian fish market.

Salmon processing in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska at the Norquest fish processing plant. Here Japanese and American workers are cleaning and sorting salmon roe (fish eggs) for Asian consumption.

The Norquest fish processing plant in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, USA. Shown here is family owner Patty Norheim with processed fresh and wild salmon roe for the asian fish market.

Processing the wild-caught salmon catch at Norquest Cannery in Petesburg, Southeast Alaska. No model release.

Salmon processing in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska at the Norquest fish processing plant. Here Japanese and American workers are cleaning and sorting salmon roe (fish eggs) for Asian consumption.

Salmon processing in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska at the Norquest fish processing plant. Here Japanese and American workers are cleaning and sorting salmon roe (fish eggs) for Asian consumption.

Processing the salmon catch at Norquest Cannery in Petesburg, Southeast Alaska. No model release.

04/04/2009 Mindelo, Fishmarke, Torre de Belem, Near the fishmarket of Mandelo. . Mindelo, Fish Market, Sao Vicente Island. Cape Verde Islands

The Norquest fish processing plant in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, USA. Shown here processing fresh and wild salmon roe for the asian fish market.

Processing the wild-caught salmon catch at Norquest Cannery in Petesburg, Southeast Alaska. No model release.

Salmon processing in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska at the Norquest fish processing plant.

Salmon processing in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska at the Norquest fish processing plant.

Processing the wild-caught salmon catch at Norquest Cannery in Petesburg, Southeast Alaska. No model release.

The Norquest fish processing plant in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, USA. Shown here processing fresh and wild salmon for market.

04/04/2009 Mindelo, Fishmarke, Torre de Belem, Near the fishmarket of Mandelo. . Mindelo, Fish Market, Sao Vicente Island. Cape Verde Islands

Prawn waste from a fish processing factory in Siglufjordur in northern Iceland, Polar Regions

Processing the salmon catch at Norquest Cannery in Petesburg, Southeast Alaska. No model release.

The Norquest fish processing plant in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, USA. Shown here processing fresh and wild salmon for market.

Monument commemorating long line fishing and hallibut. Town Ilulissat at the shore of Disko Bay in West Greenland, center for tourism, administration and economy. The icefjord nearby is listed as UNESCO world heritage. America, North America, Greenland, Denmark

Monument commemorating the traditional processing of halibut. Town Ilulissat at the shore of Disko Bay in West Greenland, center for tourism, administration and economy. The icefjord nearby is listed as UNESCO world heritage. America, North America, Greenland, Denmark

Fish processing, Saint-Louis, Republic of Senegal, Africa

Fish processing, Saint-Louis, Republic of Senegal, Africa

Sept 25, 2008 On docks of Morro Bay California fisherman Dave Rose at his processing wharf unloading his catch of Black Gill Rock Fish, caught on sustainable long-lines. A new wave in sustainable commercial fishing is pushing fisherman to switch from higher impact methods of harvesting fish like trawling- to hook and line or long line harvest, United States of America