Hello everyone!
With the up-and-coming 1.20 update introducing modular boats and an update to oceans/seas, I thought: Why don't we have fishing nets?
Fishing nets could be tiered/sized (Small, medium, large), and allow you to catch a certain number of fish. When the net is full, it would act as a placable quasi-storage on the boat, each net size would take up a different amount of space.
It would work (I think) by either deploying the net into the water, then leaving it (So it would be a passive way of gathering food) for a day until you pull it back in, or you'd tow it behind your boat like a trawler.
Nets could also have durability, so if your net breaks while fishing, you could lose all of your catch! However, they could be fixed through a sowing kit.
I look forward to seeing what people make of this idea of mine!