Essence of Fishing
- Fishing – trying to catch fish.
- Fishing industry – any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products.
- Fishing techniques
- Fishing tackle – the equipment used by fishermen when fishing.
- Fishing vessel – a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river.
- Fisherman or fisher – someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may refer to both men and women. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers.
- Recreational fishing or sport fishing – fishing for pleasure or competition.
- Environmental impact of fishing –
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