Fishing
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Fishing is getting fish either for fun or for the sake of having fish to eat. There are many different types of fishing, the goal of fishing for money is to catch or harvest seafood (either fish or other sea life). Fishing is done in any body of water,by boat or from the shore.
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[change] Fishing for money
Main article Fishing for money
Fishing for money is a very dangerous job, because people can die, but much money can be made in the process. Fishing gives a lot of food to many countries around the world, but those who take it as a job must often find fish far into the ocean under bad conditions. People who go fishing for money get almost all aquatic life, from tuna, cod, and salmon to shrimp, lobster, clams, and squid. Ways to fish for money have become very simple using large nets and machines to catch fish. Many countries have made rules limiting how much fish people can catch.
Raising fish in the forms of aquaculture and Mari culture add to the free-range catch of fish.
[change] Fishing for fun
Fishing for fun is normally done with a fishing rod and line with any number of things to get the fish. This is something called angling. There may be rules that say how many lines and hooks one fisherman can use and how many fish he can catch. Popular kinds of fish people get for fun in fresh water include Black Bass (Black Bass includes the entire range of Bass fish), Pike, Muskellunge, Perch, Carp, Trout, Salmon, and Sunfish. Fish people get in saltwater include Swordfish, Marlin, Tuna, and others.
Rules generally do not allow the use of nets and catching fish with hooks not in the mouth. However some kinds of fish can be taken with nets for bait and a few for food. Non-sport fish that aren't said to be worth as much can sometimes be taken by many ways like snagging, bow and arrow, or even gun, because they are seen as competing with more valuable fish.
Recreational fishing laws also include other life that lives in water, such as frogs and turtles.
Sport fishing is a recent popular way of recreational fishing where fishermen try to get more fish than other fishermen. This sport came from local fishing contests into a large contest in the U.S.A. where skilled fishermen can compete and be helped out by companies giving money, and other large contests around the world.
[change] Catch and release
Catch-and-release fishing is increasingly practiced especially by fly fishermen, as well as spin and bait casting fishermen, to increase conservation and to protect rare fish such as marlin. The practice is however disputed as it by some is considered unethical to perform painful actions to the fish for fun and not for the reason of food production. Because of this, catch-and-release practice is illegal in Norway.
[change] Collection of live fish
fish can also be collected in ways that do not injure them (such as in a seine net), for observation and study or for keeping in Aquarium. There is a substantial industry devoted to the collection, transport, export and farming of wild and domesticated live fish, usually freshwater or marine tropical fish.
[change] See also
- Clam digging
- Fishery
- Fishing line
- Fishing lure
- Fishing hook
- Fishing reel
- Fishing rod
- Fly fishing
- Long-line fishing
- Overfishing
- Noodling
- Sinker
- Trawling
- Trolling for fish
[change] Other websites
- How to fish taken from the Boy's Own Book of Outdoor Sports (early 1900s)
- Effects of Water Quality - the ability to find fish will ultimately rest on the water quality.
- Water Quality relationship - even if the fish survive can they be consumed safely?
- Ice Fishing Safety
- Sea Fishing
- It's How you Wiggle Your Worm - basic techniques for fishing the plastic worm.
- Spearfishing - spearfishing portal
