Fishing Industry

Sunset Harbor tutorial part 1 -- Fishing Industry and Goods.

The Sunset Harbor expansion added the ability to create a Fishing Industry that makes use of a number of buildings. Unlike the Industries expansion, the player does not create "Fishing Areas".

Areas with fish resources are determined automatically based on the water available, and thus does not require special maps. Fish type is determined by the depth and flow of water, and Sunset Harbor features 4 types of fish, all of which prefer different conditions. Anchovies thrive in still, shallow waters, salmon prefer shallow water with a flow, shellfish require deep and still waters, and tuna need deep, flowing water. This means one single map might not always have the required conditions for all types of fish. The player is able to use the terraforming tools on rivers and lakes, and the changes made can alter the types of fish in the water.

Fishing Industry buildings

Fishing buildings are all found on the Fishing Industry tab in the Garbage and Industry menu.

The Fishing Industry, Fishing Harbor and the Fishing Market are unlocked at the third milestone (Tiny Town), the Fish Factory unlocks at the fourth milestone (Boom Town), and the Fish Farm unlocks at the fifth milestone (Busy Town). The remaining buildings are unlocked by reaching production quantities.

	Building	Type	Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Freight Trucks	Production (units/week)	Notes
	Fishing Harbor	Harbor	Milestone: Tiny Town	8,000	80	0	50	160	240	×	26	6	Variable	Low capacity fishing boats. Low catch rate. At max efficiency, one boat catches 1,000 units of fish. Catches all types of fish.
	Anchovy Fishing Harbor	Harbor	250,000 fish caught	16,000	128	0	50	160	240	×	28	10	Variable	Moderate capacity fishing boats. Moderate catch rate. At max efficiency , one boat catches 2,000 units of fish. Only catches anchovies.
	Salmon Fishing Harbor	Harbor	250,000 fish caught	18,000	144	0	50	160	240	×	28	10	Variable	Moderate capacity fishing boats. Moderate catch rate. At max efficiency, one boat catches 2,000 units of fish. Only catches salmon.
	Shellfish Fishing Harbor	Harbor	2,000,000 fish caught	36,000	288	0	50	160	240	×	36	18	Variable	High capacity fishing boats. High catch rate. At max efficiency, one boat catches 48,000 units of fish. Only catches shellfish.
	Tuna Fishing Harbor	Harbor	2,000,000 fish caught	42,000	192	0	50	160	240	×	36	24	Variable	Very high capacity fishing boats. Very high catch rate. At max efficiency, one boat catches 64,000 units of fish. Only catches tuna.
	Fish Farm	Farm	Milestone: Busy Town	14,000	160	0	25	80	160	×	26	12	4,800	Grows and gathers high yield of fish.
	Algae Farm	Farm	800,000 fish farmed	22,000	288	0	25	80	160	×	41	24	8,000	Grows and gathers high yield of algae.
	Seaweed Farm	Farm	3,200,000 fish farmed	32,000	384	0	25	80	160	×	62	36	14,400	Grows and gathers high yield of seaweed.
	Fish Market	Market	Milestone: Tiny Town	15,000	192	0	50	192	400	×	33	0	-	Takes in fish resource from farms and harbors and sells directly to customers. Gives a small health boost to the surrounding area.
	Fish Factory	Factory	Milestone: Boom Town	25,000	400	50	50	400	960	×	53	12	8,000	Takes in fish resource from farms and harbors and manufactures canned fish products (goods) which are delivered to commercial zones or exported.

Fishing Industry Supply Chain

All fish farms and fishing harbors produce one product, Fish Resource, no matter what type of seafood is farmed or caught. This fish resource may be exported, shipped to a Fish Market where it is sold directly to consumers, or processed in a Fish Factory producing goods that may be exported or sold in a commercial zone. If there are no markets or factories, the fish resource will simply be exported.

Each 1,000 units/ton of fish resource sells for ₡60 when exported while each ton of commercial goods sell for ₡150 when exported or sold to shops. Building the School of Science in a University Campus will increase the income gained from fishing industry.

Note: There may be a bug where commercial goods sent to warehouses will not be counted as sold even when exported or sold to shops, causing players to lose income.

While the fish resource can be exported, it cannot be imported. Fish cannot be stored in warehouses as those are in the Industries DLC.

Water Pollution

Water pollution affects fish yields in the polluted area. With boats, the catch rate decreases as water pollution increases, until finally they stop catching fish entirely. You need to either remove the pollution from the water or plot new fishing routes that circumvent the polluted waters. With fish farms, cultivation stops immediately if any pollution is present.