Fishing
* Make fishing pole with a dowel, string, and clothes pin.
* also contributes to the economy
  - occupies an important role in the economic life
  - plays an important role in Michigan's economy
* blend of luck and skill.
* blood sport.
* brings penguins and fishing gear in close proximity and can injure and kill penguins.
* can be a relatively expensive sport, particularly when it comes to buying a boat
  - tougher in summer because reservoirs, lakes and rivers are alive with baitfish
  - have adverse effect on marine benthic habitats
* can involve casts
  - drinks
  - smoking
  - thinks
  - scour the bottom, destroy rocky reefs, and disrupt complex ecological relationships
* causes anger
  - fish caughts
* common sport associated with either form of transport.
* depends on accessible, clean water.
* family and personal celebration of the great outdoors
  - tradition employing father and son, typically using a small wooden boat
* fast growing sport in Japan with fly-fishing, in particular, proving very popular.
* favorite past time by the Hawaiian people.
* game of observation.
* great sport to share with children
  - way for families to get together and enjoy themselves outdoors
* growing export industry.
* has little impact on abundance variation in the species.
* helps people build self-esteem, confidence, and patience
  - youngsters have personal reasons for understanding and caring about the environment
* high risk industry that has no guaranty.
* highly regulated industry.
* implies a life on the water.
* influences the use of the Bay by waterfowl.
* is Michigan's fastest growing outdoor sport
  - affected by the tides and wind
  - also a major industry along the coasts
* is also a popular entertainment
  - pastime
  - source of food
  - source of income for the people there
* is also important for Norway and gives employment to thousands
  - popular in areas of Belize
* is an American tradition
  - activity that the entire family can enjoy
  - all-American past time that has been passed on from generation to generation
  - allowable use of sanctuary resources
  - economic mainstay of Homer
  - essential human activity at risk from over exploitation
* is an important component of our Long Island economy and marine heritage
  - economic activity in the Java Sea
  - industry and fish are a major export
  - occupation among people who live on the coast
  - part of New York's economy
  - industry considered next to farming
  - optimist's sport
  - outlet for the stresses of everyday life
* is another major Nagasaki industry
  - of Ghana's most productive natural resources
  - source of death that can contribute to the decline of salmon
* is based on promoting the natural increase of fish
  - the fish swimming into the net and getting entangled by the gills
  - best in flowing streams, concentrating on deep holes during the day
  - both an important source of food and a vital export earner
  - by the use of artificial flies and lures only
  - carried out by European countries for which the Guinean government receives compensation
  - commercial enterprises
* is concentrated along rips, and at rocks and wrecks
  - in coastal and peripheral areas, which are often disadvantaged
* is confined to artificial lures or flies
  - subsistence levels
  - considered one of the most dangerous jobs in industrialized countries
  - dominated by freshwater subsistence activity
  - done on just about every body of water
  - essentially the domain of men
  - for every age group and gender
  - governed by federal, provincial and territorial laws
* is important along the Caspian Sea, and sheep are herded in large numbers
  - as an export sector and for domestic consumption
* is important in Barbuda
  - coastal areas
  - inherently harmful to bass
  - learned by watching adults dive for fish, and by many trial and error dives
  - located in state parks
* is often a sport that makes men and truth strangers
  - the basis of many tribal economies
  - oftentimes an advanced guessing game
  - one of the main subsistence staples for the local inhabitants
* is one of the most popular California Coast sports
  - hobbies, and jobs in the world
  - oldest human endeavors
  - recreational uses of reservoirs in the Mobile River Basin
* is outdoor activities
* is popular on Norway's many inland waters and surrounding sea
  - lakes, rivers, and streams
  - prevalent on the large rivers with huge nets
  - quite common during the winter when steelhead salmon migrate up the river to spawn
  - responsible for a fifth of Panama s foreign income earned
  - seen as the capture of fish and solely the domain of men
  - sporting events
* is still an important part of life for the people living along the coast
  - the main source of protein for many people
  - strictly catch and release for all species of fish
* is the backbone of the islands' economy
  - country s single biggest export
  - last sector in which large-scale hunting for food is practiced
* is the main livelihood of local people
  - occupation of a large number of people in the coastal belt
  - major source of income in the Pescadores
* is the most popular participant sport in the world
  - sport in the United States
* is the number one leisure sport in America
  - recreational pastime in the United States
  - sport in East Texas
  - oldest industry in the United States
* is used for competition
  - dads
  - fun
  - outdoorsmans
  - relaxation
  - usually best during spring hatches of insects like mayflies and caddisflies
  - vital both to sustaining the people and to the country's export income
* legitimate way of livelihood.
* lifetime sport.
* major form of recreation in the United States
  - industry in both Angola and Portuguese Guinea
  - industry, especially off the east coast
* means the taking, killing, netting, capturing or withdrawal of fish by any means.
* minor industry.
* nondiscriminating sport.
* often improves a few days after stocking when trout have adjusted to their new environment
  - involves long, grueling hours of work and trips to sea for days at a time
* plays a large role in the lives of many islanders
  - very important role in local economic life
* popular leisure activity in France.
* popular sport around Terrace Bay
  - throughout the year
* prime source of livelihood along with the coir and handloom industries
* problem because the oceans are unmanaged common property.
* promotes environmental awareness and appreciation.
* provides a healthy and inexpensive means of supplementing food resources
  - way of life for millions of people worldwide
  - food, income and employment for millions of people
* recreational sport or hobby that can be enjoyed by many people, for many years to come.
* seasonal activity.
  - actually declining in numbers, while birding grows more and more popular
  - rich in legends
* sport that can be enjoyed a lifetime
  - by all age groups
  - popular in Texas
* still contributes significantly to the subsistence sector in Vanuatu.
* takes place in coastal lagoons and in adjacent coastal waters.
* traditional industry.
* very challenging sport and is mainly dominated by males
  - popular sport and pastime
* way to explore new lakes and streams.
* year- round sport with perch, walleye, bass, and trout just a cast or a jig away.
* year-round sport with motor boating and sail boating as well
  - perch, walleye, bass, and trout just a cast or jig away
+ Azua Province, Economy
  * Fishing is important along the Caribbean coast
  - de Compostela, Economy: Settlements in Dominican Republic
+ Belize, Culture, Sports: Current monarchies :: Caribbean Community :: Spanish-speaking countries :: English-speaking countries :: Commonwealth realms
  * The major sports in Belize are football, basketball, volleyball and cycling. Fishing is also popular in areas of Belize. The Cross Country Cycling Classic is one of the most important Belize sports events. This one-day sports event is meant for amateur cyclists but has also gained a worldwide popularity.
+ Cadgwith: Villages in Cornwall
  * Fishing is the main industry in the village. Seafood, such as crabs, lobsters and many different types of fish, are very important to the village.
+ Finland, Nature and weather: European Union member states :: Nordic countries
  * There are also hundreds of rivers and thousands of lakes with fresh water. Fishing is a popular sport. It is estimated there are almost 180,000 lakes in Finland.
  * Fishing is an important economic activity in the Java Sea. There are over 3,000 species of marine life in the area. A number of national parks are in the area such as Karimunjawa. The Thousand Islands are north of the mainland Jakarta. The area around the Java Sea is a popular tourist destination. Scuba diving lets people explore and photograph underwater caverns, wrecks, coral, sponges, and other marine life.
+ Nord-Ouest Department, Economy: Departments of Haiti
  * Fishing is an important activity along the coast.
+ Southwest Alaska, Economy: Geography of Alaska
  * Fishing is important here. There are big boats that catch lots and lots of fish that end up in stores or in food made from fish. There are also lots of small boats where people fish for their own food or just for fun. A lot of the big boats are owned by people who don't live on Southwest Alaska. Kodiak and Unalaska are two of the most important fishing ports in the United States. They make a lot of money from catching salmon, trout, king crab, and halibut.
+ Sud-Est Department, Economy