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Article #144: Fishing - A fun challenge and a way of feeding mouths all over the world.

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






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