Fishing: North Atlantic

Fishing: North Atlantic is a commercial fishing simulation set in Nova Scotia, Canada. You explore its ocean, build a fishing career across the year and use different ships, gear and methods to catch fish. The game uses real maps, boats and fish species, with changing weather and fish habitats.

Fishing career

You begin by harpooning swordfish and tuna, then progress to methods such as deep-line fishing, lobster pots and snow crab fishing, as well as longlining, net fishing and trawling. You can buy larger boats and better gear as you develop your fishing skills. Plan trips around the seasons and weather, find productive fishing areas and keep within your quotas.

An advanced fish AI makes fish move according to the weather and season, so you use GPS and sonar to track them. Other fishing boats also catch and deliver fish to ports, affecting dynamic fish prices.

Ships and waters

The 200-by-300-kilometre map covers Nova Scotia and includes six realistic ports. You can use 29 handcrafted boats based on real vessels from fishing-industry license partners. The game also features an advanced water shader, a weather system using realistic local weather data and a volumetric cloud system.

Fishing methods and catches

The available methods are harpooning, deep-line fishing, lobster fishing, crabbing, longlining, net fishing and trawling. Species include swordfish, tuna, lobster, snow crab, cod, haddock, pollack, redfish, mackerel and silver hake.