An old Chinese proverb says: give a person a fish: you have fed the person for today. Teach a person to fish: you have fed the person for a lifetime.”
In today’s global economy, one more level needs to be added for developing countries: And: teach the person how to process and package fish for export and market it, and you have stimulated economic development. fishing plays an important role in supporting livelihoods and also forms an important source of diet. Further, inland fisheries is of particular importance to the rural poor accounting for about 15% of total global employment (FAO, 2000). fisheries can provide an important contribution to household cash income many persons living in Tobago depend on fishing.Beyond the food, employment and financial benefits, there can be significant social and cultural outcomes attached to fishing. Fishers, their families and their wider communities benefit. Fishing is rarely carried out alone and is often a very social activity, strengthening bonds between people and community cohesion.
http://www.mrag.co.uk/Documents/PolicyBrief4_Livelihoods.pdf
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