Which statement describes offshore fishing?

• A. Offshore fishing involves small boats returning to shore daily
• B. Offshore fishing boats return to shore daily
• C. Offshore fishing uses large boats that stay at sea for several days
• D. Offshore fishing occurs only in freshwater

Answer: (C)

Offshore fishing is about long trips far from the coast on large boats that stay at sea for several days. These vessels head out to reach productive fishing grounds that aren’t close to shore and need space on board for the crew, gear, and storing the catch until it’s brought back to port. That’s what makes it different from nearshore or inshore fishing, where smaller boats stay closer to shore and often return to land each day. Offshore fishing happens in saltwater oceans, not freshwater. So the statement that best describes offshore fishing is that it uses large boats that stay at sea for several days.