What occupation, the most important in Egypt and Mesopotamia, did not become the main one in Phenicia?

The main occupation of people in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia was agriculture. Phenicia mainly developed handicrafts and sea trade. Also, the Phoenicians in those days were great shipbuilders. This was due to the fact that there were many forests on the territory of Phenicia, which in fact was the main commodity of this coastal state, which was supplied to other lands of antiquity.