Rock fishing is fishing from rocky outcrops into the sea. It is a popular pastime in Australia and New Zealand. It can be a dangerous pastime and claims many lives each year, although this may improve as more fisherman wear life jackets.
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My soul on His salvation waits.”
—Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
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