fishing

In many rural parts of the world, the hunting and gathering of fish and shellfish is practiced much as it has been for millennia, employing such ancient methods as netting, hand-gathering, trapping, spearing, and using lines with baited hooks. High-tech commercial fishing boats still use baited hooks, nets, and traps to catch fish, shrimp, and crabs; mollusks such as oysters, clams, and mussels are often still gathered by hand. Increased demand and overharvesting have impacted the populations of species such as bluefin tuna, swordfish, and grouper, though increased consumer awareness and efforts toward sustainability and global regulation can help relieve some of the fishing pressure.

Sport (or Recreational) fishing covers a broad range from fly fishing to big-game (or deep-sea) fishing. In addition to license requirements, many areas have regulations that control the type, size, and number of fish that sport fishermen are allowed to keep; a policy of ‘catch-and-release’ allows depleted gamefish species to re-establish their numbers where overfishing or other factors have had an adverse effect.

Some blogs about fishing are The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog, The Freshwater Fishing Blog, and Rich's Bassin' Blog.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “fishing”

• On 26/11 eve, Navy chief to visit Western Naval Command

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma is to visit the Western Naval Command here for an extensive review of the operational preparedness and related issues, according to an announcement here Monday.During the three-day visit, starting Tuesday, Admiral Verma will also witness a naval exercise ...
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• Night-time Oneida Lake walleye bite hooks young angler on Halloween

  
  Outdoors Blog — Authority: 139
  Submitted photoBrandon Stala, of North Syracuse, proudly shows an 18-inch walleye he caught fishing Halloween night on the shore of Oneida Lake. The young angler was out with his dad, Mike Stala. The fish was hooked on the south shore...
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• Oneida Lake angler lands 25-inch burbot

  
  Outdoors Blog — Authority: 139
  Submitted photoDave Krohl, of Syracuse, landed this 25-inch, 6 pound burbot (he called it a ling) Friday the 13th on Oneida Lake. He was using gizzard shad minnows as bait. Send this story/photo to a friend...
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• Goa top cop likens going to casinos to visiting temple

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Panaji, Nov 16 (IANS) What’s the difference between going to a casino and going to a temple, a church, or even a fishing trip? According to Goa’s top cop - none whatsoever!“Offshore casinos are not illegal here. What is the problem with police officers going to offshore casinos when they are not on duty? Many ...
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• Sharks

  
  The Nervous Breakdown — Authority: 529
  Florida, 1975. In need of some money to buy a shiny avocado green electric clothes dryer for her mother, Robin Antalek joins the local bad boys for some midnight shark fishing off the town pier.
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• Understanding the Florida Fishing Regulations

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  Florida is an angler’s paradise with its year round saltwater and freshwater fishing and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Gulf of Mexico on the west. Florida is one of the premier fishing destinations whether fishing for recreation or commercially. Understanding the Florida fishing regulations ...
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• How to Spool a Fishing Line onto a Reel

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  If you are considering a fresh spool of line, chances are that you’re wondering if you should use a pre-wrapped spool or have your local tackle shop create one for you.  The answer to this is simple – whenever you can, have it done at the tackle shop by a professional. This method is more expensive, but ...
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• Striper Fishing With Live Bait

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  Before the November ice makes fishing from your boat’s deck a problem you may want to consider heading out for a day of bass fishing with a three way rig.  These rigs can help you catch huge bass (over sixty pounds) in broad daylight or at night.  Standard bait found all over New England such as porgy, hickory ...
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• The Appropriate Saltwater Fly Fishing Equipment And Fly Fishing Abilities Is All You Require

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  In order to get the most out of your saltwater fly fishing hard work needs the correct kind of saltwater fly fishing equipment and abilities. Tips and tricks to help you succeed with saltwater fly fishing luckily can be found online from many experts and other online resources. Be Well Primed The simplest tip in ...
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• Things You Should Know about Fishing Tackle Boxes

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  To be successful at any sport fishing you must have the right fishing equipment. When you thing about fishing, you will automatically think of rods, reels and bait. The power of fishing tackle boxes could not be underestimated because it plays such an important role in successful of your fishing trips. What good ...
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• Increase Your Excitements Level with largemouth Bass Fishing

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  When mentioned largemouth bass fishing among dedicated anglers can engender levels of excitement that only those who regularly cast a line can appreciate. You have to understand some of the basic principle of largemouth bass fishing if you want to increase your chance of having a satisfying outing and have a ...
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• Fishing Stores – Overview

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  Find a fishing store that carries a diverse amount of fishing supplies when you want to start to get into the sport of fly fishing. You can find what you need to get started in local sporting goods store or even in a specialty fishing store. Most of fly fishing stores provide all of your fishing needs from many ...
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• Introducing Penn Fishing Reels

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  Most angler for many have been choose the penn fishing reel products. The well  suited Penn fishing reel have make anglers from all over the world satisfy with the product. Sensitivity feels and excellent moving mechanisms have been performed by this reels which every angler can felt on every catch. The most ...
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• Do We Need A Fishing Cart?

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  Choose the fishing cart that work exactly the same ways as you are expected, because not all fishing carts out there are made alike. There were hundreds of fishing cart manufacturers in the world and several fishing carts were imported to US. Especially in the middle of action there can be no anomalies like ...
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• The Unique of Fishing Hat

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  Young angler need to care for hats they use because it is necessity if you care for your health and want take all necessary steps to make your fishing trips successfully. Fishing hat is not just an accessory. For a long day right under the sun you have to protect yourself from blurry sun and windy weather so you ...
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• What is Fishing Equipment

  
  WikiMag — Authority: 151
  Fishing equipment is called fishing tackle by fishing aficionados and it generally includes to rods, lines, hooks, sinkers, spears, lures, bait, reels, nets, and et cetera. The fishing gear that is attached at the end of a line is called terminal tackle
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• Gobblity-Gook

  
  Jill of All Trades — Authority: 118
  This is just a gobblity-gook kind of post so bear with me... Took the weekend off to go to the cabin and relax, which I did.  I finished another drawing of The Kid and will share soon.  Spent most of Saturday laying around drawing, napping, and enjoying the most beautiful weekend in a long time for me.  The ...
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• The Underground’s Short Casts for 2009-11-16

  
  The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 131
  Ok, I lied in my earlier post; went fly fishing again today (the real season closer). And got skunked on a tiny stream. Report coming soon. # Powered by Twitter Tools
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• Navy Chief to visit Western Naval Command from Tuesday

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  New Delhi, Nov.16 (ANI): Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma will be visiting the Western Naval Command from November 17 to November 19. The Western Naval Command is one of the two Operational Commands of the Navy and is headquartered at Mumbai.It exercises control over ships, submarines, aircraft and shore ...
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• HBO recaptures ‘Terror In Mumbai’ Nov 19

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  By Arun KumarWashington, Nov 16 (IANS) “Terror In Mumbai”, a new riveting documentary reconstructing the horrendous attack on India’s financial capital airs in the US Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the Nov 26 assault.Directed by Dan Reed, who made a similar film out of a disastrous hostage taking at a ...
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