The different types of fisheries are marine fisheries, inland fisheries, capture fishing, mariculture and aquaculture.

• Marine fisheries: Marine fishes are caught using fishing nets. Large schools of fishes is located by satellites. Some are farmed in sea water.
• Mariculture: Marine fishes are cultured in seawater this culture of fisheries is called mariculture.
• Inland fisheries: The fisheries done in fresh water resources like canals, ponds, reservoirs and rivers is called inland fisheries.
• Capture fishing: It is done in sea-water, estuaries and lagoons.
• Aquaculture: Culture of fish done in different water bodies is called aquaculture.