| Fishing refers to the practise of catching | | | | like eels. Modern fishermen still use nets |
| fish either for sport or for food. Fishing is | | | | dragged by boats to trawl the water for a big |
| a practise that goes back to ancient times, | | | | harvest of fish. |
| as civilisations all over the world that have | | | | |
| lived by the coast have also learned to hunt | | | | Your average modern man fishing for |
| for fish and catch them for food. | | | | relaxation will use a fishing rod with bait |
| | | | and hooks, known as angling. Angling is |
| Fishing is a major industry with fish being | | | | governed by a lot of laws that limit which |
| shipped all over the world, part of most | | | | waters can be fished and whether or not the |
| people's diets. Fishing is also regarded as a | | | | fish must be returned to the water alive. |
| hobby and a form of relaxation. Lastly | | | | Many opponents of fishing say that the sport |
| fishing has gained popularity as a sport in | | | | is cruel and painful, and that we should only |
| some places. | | | | fish what we need to survive. However, |
| | | | releasing the fish preserves the population |
| Fishing can be done a variety of ways. In | | | | and also research has suggested that the fish |
| antiquity it was done either by hand or by | | | | feel very little pain from being hooked. |
| spear. Fishing by hand is very difficult and | | | | Nevertheless fishing is a relaxing past time |
| considered to be very skilful. Using a spear | | | | and many people like nothing more than to sit |
| or a bow is also difficult but was done by | | | | by the riverside and patiently wait for a |
| ancient Egyptians and Greeks and still is | | | | catch. |
| used by some people today. In the past a | | | | |
| three-headed spear called a trident was used, | | | | Sport fishing is competitive and the rules |
| which probably gave ride to the image of the | | | | are based on anything from number of fish |
| Roman sea god Neptune holding trident. | | | | caught to the weight and size of the fish. It |
| Another form is net fishing, where nets are | | | | is more common for sport fishing to go out to |
| cast into the water to catch fish and | | | | sea, where some people tackle the challenge |
| particularly the more slippery marine life | | | | of larger fish such as tuna or even sharks. |