I own a fishing boat. 
Do you sometimes call it a fishing vessel? That is another name for a boat used to catch fish in the sea.
We mostly call it a fishing boat, but yeah! It's a fishing vessel, more for recreational use though.
Ah yes so it falls into one of the three categories of fishing vessels, commercial, artisanal, and recreational.
Oh interesting! What is an artisanal fishing vessel 
Much like recreational fishing vessels it is sometimes difficult to estimate the number of artisanal fishing vessels, they mostly refer to a unique fishing vessel built for a specific purpose.
Ahhh I see. We live in Florida, so there's quite a few different kinds of fishing vessels whenever we go out on the water.
that makes a lot of sense, prior to the 1950s you would see a larger variety of fishing vessels on the water, after that they became more standardized.
Is that for safety reasons? What are most fishing vessels made out of nowadays?
built of wood, but wood is not often used now because of higher maintenance costs and lower durability. Fibreglass is used increasingly in smaller fishing vessels up to 25 metres (100 tons), while steel is usually used on vessels above 25 metres.
History.
History Traditional fishing boats.
Early fishing vessels included rafts, dugout canoes, and boats constructed from a frame covered with hide or tree bark, along the lines of a coracle. The oldest boats found by archaeological excavation are dugout canoes dating back to the
to fishing lures. People also tend to used dead or live fish as another form of bait.
Fishing tackle refers to the physical equipment that is used when fishing, whereas fishing techniques refers to the ways the tackle is used when fishing.
Fishing vessels.
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing.
According to the FAO, in 2004 there were