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