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title="Fiscoþ – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Fiscoþ" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83" title="صيد الأسماك – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="صيد الأسماك" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca" title="Pesca – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Pesca" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca" title="Pesca – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Pesca" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirakutu" title="Pirakutu – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Pirakutu" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal%C4%B1q%C3%A7%C4%B1l%C4%B1q" title="Balıqçılıq – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Balıqçılıq" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%82%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%82" title="بالیقچیلیق – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بالیقچیلیق" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF_%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="মৎস্য শিকার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মৎস্য শিকার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunjun" title="Maunjun – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Maunjun" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia%CC%8Dh-h%C3%AE" title="Lia̍h-hî – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Lia̍h-hî" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D2%A1_%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%83" title="Балыҡ тотоу – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Балыҡ тотоу" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2" title="Риболов – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Риболов" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribolov" title="Ribolov – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Ribolov" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peskerezh" title="Peskerezh – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Peskerezh" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca" title="Pesca – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Pesca" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rybolov" title="Rybolov – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Rybolov" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuredza" title="Kuredza – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Kuredza" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pysgota" title="Pysgota – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Pysgota" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischfang" title="Fischfang – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Fischfang" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalap%C3%BC%C3%BCk" title="Kalapüük – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kalapüük" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Αλιεία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αλιεία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Fishing" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca" title="Pesca – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pesca" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fi%C5%9Dkaptado" title="Fiŝkaptado – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Fiŝkaptado" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrantza" title="Arrantza – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Arrantza" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="ماهیگیری – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ماهیگیری" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%AAche_(halieutique)" title="Pêche (halieutique) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pêche (halieutique)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iascaireacht" title="Iascaireacht – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Iascaireacht" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iasgach" title="Iasgach – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Iasgach" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca" title="Pesca – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Pesca" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%9B%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%80" title="માછીમારી – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="માછીમારી" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%96%B4%EB%A1%9C" title="어로 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="어로" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%81%D5%AF%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%BD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Ձկնորսություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ձկնորսություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F" title="मत्स्याखेट – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मत्स्याखेट" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribolov" title="Ribolov – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Ribolov" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peskado" title="Peskado – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Peskado" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iku_azu" title="Iku azu – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Iku azu" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penangkapan_ikan" title="Penangkapan ikan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Penangkapan ikan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ik mw-list-item"><a href="https://ik.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iqalliqiruun" title="Iqalliqiruun – Inupiaq" lang="ik" hreflang="ik" data-title="Iqalliqiruun" data-language-autonym="Iñupiatun" data-language-local-name="Inupiaq" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Iñupiatun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiskvei%C3%B0ar" title="Fiskveiðar – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Fiskveiðar" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca_(attivit%C3%A0)" title="Pesca (attività) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Pesca (attività)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%92" title="דיג – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דיג" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancing" title="Mancing – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Mancing" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C9%94%C9%94_c%C9%94l%CA%8B%CA%8B" title="Pɔɔ cɔlʋʋ – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Pɔɔ cɔlʋʋ" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%86" title="ಮೀನುಗಾರಿಕೆ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಮೀನುಗಾರಿಕೆ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D2%9B_%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Балық аулау – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Балық аулау" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uburobyi" title="Uburobyi – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Uburobyi" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikinyarwanda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvuvi" title="Uvuvi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Uvuvi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lap%C3%A8ch_(aly%C3%A9tik)" title="Lapèch (alyétik) – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Lapèch (alyétik)" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piscatus" title="Piscatus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Piscatus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvejo%C5%A1ana" title="Zvejošana – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Zvejošana" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%ABscherei" title="Fëscherei – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Fëscherei" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BD%C5%ABkl%C4%97" title="Žūklė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Žūklė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nia mw-list-item"><a href="https://nia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagai" title="Fagai – Nias" lang="nia" hreflang="nia" data-title="Fagai" data-language-autonym="Li Niha" data-language-local-name="Nias" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Li Niha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A8sserij" title="Vèsserij – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Vèsserij" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal%C3%A1szat" title="Halászat – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Halászat" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2" title="Риболов – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Риболов" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jono" title="Jono – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Jono" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%80%E0%B5%BB%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%82" title="മീൻപിടുത്തം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="മീൻപിടുത്തം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80" title="मासेमारी – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="मासेमारी" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penangkapan_ikan" title="Penangkapan ikan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Penangkapan ikan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visserij" title="Visserij – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Visserij" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visserieje" title="Visserieje – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Visserieje" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8" title="माछा पालन – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="माछा पालन" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%BC%81" title="漁 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="漁" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca" title="Pesca – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Pesca" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiske" title="Fiske – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Fiske" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiske" title="Fiske – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Fiske" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%AAque" title="Pêque – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="Pêque" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca" title="Pesca – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Pesca" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baliq_ovlash" title="Baliq ovlash – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Baliq ovlash" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ami mw-list-item"><a href="https://ami.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mifoting" title="Mifoting – Amis" lang="ami" hreflang="ami" data-title="Mifoting" data-language-autonym="Pangcah" data-language-local-name="Amis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangcah</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DA%86%DA%BE%DB%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%DD%A8" title="مچھی پالݨ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="مچھی پالݨ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9queu" title="Péqueu – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Péqueu" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischeree" title="Fischeree – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Fischeree" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po%C5%82%C3%B3w_ryb" title="Połów ryb – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Połów ryb" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca" title="Pesca – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Pesca" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pescuit" title="Pescuit – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Pescuit" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challwa_hap%27iy" title="Challwa hap'iy – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Challwa hap'iy" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%8B%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BB%D1%8F" title="Рыбная ловля – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Рыбная ловля" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B0%D2%BB%D1%8B%D0%BD" title="Балыктааһын – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Балыктааһын" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisca" title="Pisca – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Pisca" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rybolov" title="Rybolov – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Rybolov" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribolov" title="Ribolov – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Ribolov" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%95%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%95%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="ڕاوەماسی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ڕاوەماسی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2" title="Риболов – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Риболов" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribolov" title="Ribolov – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Ribolov" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalastus" title="Kalastus – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Kalastus" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiske" title="Fiske – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Fiske" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D" title="மீன் பிடித்தல் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மீன் பிடித்தல்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BA_%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%83" title="Балык тоту – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Балык тоту" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tay mw-list-item"><a href="https://tay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaga_tmqulih%E6%BC%81%E6%92%88%E6%96%B9%E5%BC%8F" title="Gaga tmqulih漁撈方式 – Tayal" lang="tay" hreflang="tay" data-title="Gaga tmqulih漁撈方式" data-language-autonym="Tayal" data-language-local-name="Tayal" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tayal</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2" title="การจับปลา – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="การจับปลา" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-din mw-list-item"><a href="https://din.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A4i_Rec" title="Mäi Rec – Dinka" lang="din" hreflang="din" data-title="Mäi Rec" data-language-autonym="Thuɔŋjäŋ" data-language-local-name="Dinka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Thuɔŋjäŋ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal%C4%B1k_tutma" title="Balık tutma – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Balık tutma" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="Рибальство – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Рибальство" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%81%DB%8C_%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="ماہی گیری – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="ماہی گیری" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca" title="Pesca – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Pesca" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalatez" title="Kalatez – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Kalatez" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C6%B0_nghi%E1%BB%87p" title="Ngư nghiệp – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Ngư nghiệp" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pexhe" title="Pexhe – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="Pexhe" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangingisd%C3%A2" title="Pangingisdâ – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Pangingisdâ" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8D%95%E9%B1%BC" title="捕鱼 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="捕鱼" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8D%89%E9%AD%9A" title="捉魚 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="捉魚" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/French_Fishing_Vessel_%27Alf%27_in_the_Irish_Sea_MOD_45155246.jpg/600px-French_Fishing_Vessel_%27Alf%27_in_the_Irish_Sea_MOD_45155246.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2650" data-file-height="1750" /></a><figcaption>Fishing boat in a heavy sea</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kochi_fishermen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Kochi_fishermen.jpg/300px-Kochi_fishermen.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Kochi_fishermen.jpg/450px-Kochi_fishermen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Kochi_fishermen.jpg/600px-Kochi_fishermen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="698" data-file-height="462" /></a><figcaption>Fishermen in the <a href="/wiki/Harbor" title="Harbor">harbor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kochi_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kochi (India)">Kochi</a>, India.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_George_Brown_-_Waiting_for_a_Bite,_Central_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/John_George_Brown_-_Waiting_for_a_Bite%2C_Central_Park.jpg/220px-John_George_Brown_-_Waiting_for_a_Bite%2C_Central_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/John_George_Brown_-_Waiting_for_a_Bite%2C_Central_Park.jpg/330px-John_George_Brown_-_Waiting_for_a_Bite%2C_Central_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/John_George_Brown_-_Waiting_for_a_Bite%2C_Central_Park.jpg/440px-John_George_Brown_-_Waiting_for_a_Bite%2C_Central_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2318" /></a><figcaption>John George Brown: Waiting for a Bite, Central Park</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Push-up_f%C3%A4lla_-_Ystad-2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Push-up_f%C3%A4lla_-_Ystad-2021.jpg/220px-Push-up_f%C3%A4lla_-_Ystad-2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Push-up_f%C3%A4lla_-_Ystad-2021.jpg/330px-Push-up_f%C3%A4lla_-_Ystad-2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Push-up_f%C3%A4lla_-_Ystad-2021.jpg/440px-Push-up_f%C3%A4lla_-_Ystad-2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1681" data-file-height="1111" /></a><figcaption>A Push-up trap developed by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Swedish_University_of_Agricultural_Sciences&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (not yet started)">Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences</a> for a more accurate and less harmful fishing.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Fishing</b> is the activity of trying to catch <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a>. Fishing can be done in the <a href="/wiki/Sea" title="Sea">sea</a>, or in a <a href="/wiki/Lake" title="Lake">lake</a> or <a href="/wiki/River" title="River">river</a>, and by <a href="/wiki/Boat" title="Boat">boat</a> or from the <a href="/wiki/Shore" title="Shore">shore</a>. </p><p>Fish are normally caught in the wild. <a href="/wiki/Skill" title="Skill">Techniques</a> for catching fish include hand gathering, <a href="/wiki/Spear" title="Spear">spearing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fishing_net" title="Fishing net">netting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angling" title="Angling">angling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trapping" class="mw-redirect" title="Trapping">trapping</a>. </p><p>The term fishing may be used for catching other <a href="/wiki/Aquatic" title="Aquatic">aquatic</a> animals such as <a href="/wiki/Mollusc" title="Mollusc">molluscs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cephalopod" title="Cephalopod">cephalopods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crustacean" title="Crustacean">crustaceans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Echinoderm" title="Echinoderm">echinoderms</a>. The term is not normally used for catching <a href="/wiki/Fish_farm" title="Fish farm">farmed fish</a>. With aquatic <a href="/wiki/Mammals" class="mw-redirect" title="Mammals">mammals</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Whales" class="mw-redirect" title="Whales">whales</a>, the term <a href="/wiki/Whaling" title="Whaling">whaling</a> is better. </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization" title="Food and Agriculture Organization">FAO</a> statistics, the total number of commercial <a href="/wiki/Fisherman" title="Fisherman">fishermen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fish_farm" title="Fish farm">fish farmers</a> is estimated to be 38 million. <a href="/wiki/Fisheries" class="mw-redirect" title="Fisheries">Fisheries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aquaculture" title="Aquaculture">aquaculture</a> provide direct and indirect employment to over 500 million people in developing countries.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, the worldwide per capita consumption of fish captured from wild fisheries was 14.4 kilograms, with 7.4 kilograms more got from fish farms.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to providing food, modern fishing is also a <a href="/wiki/Recreation" title="Recreation">recreational</a> <a href="/wiki/Sport" title="Sport">sport</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fishing_for_money">Fishing for money</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Fishing for money" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Fishing for money"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fishing for money is a very dangerous job, because people can die or be badly hurt. Fishing gives a lot of food to many countries around the world, but those who take it as a job must often go far into the ocean under bad conditions. Commercial fishermen get many kinds of sea animals. This includes <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">tuna</a>, cod, and <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Invertebrate" title="Invertebrate">invertebrates</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Shrimp" title="Shrimp">shrimp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lobster" title="Lobster">lobster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clam" title="Clam">clams</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Squid" title="Squid">squid</a>. <a href="/wiki/Alaskan_king_crab_fishing" title="Alaskan king crab fishing">Alaskan king crab fishing</a> is a famous example. Ways to fish for money have become very simple, using large nets and machines to catch the animals. Many countries have made rules limiting how much fish people can catch, because some kinds have become scarce. </p><p>Raising fish in the forms of <a href="/wiki/Aquaculture" title="Aquaculture">aquaculture</a> and mariculture add to the free-range catch of fish. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fishing_for_fun">Fishing for fun</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Fishing for fun" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Fishing for fun"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sport fishing is normally done with a fishing rod and line with any number of hooks to get the fish. This method is called <i><a href="/wiki/Angling" title="Angling">angling</a></i>. There may be rules that say how many lines and hooks one fisherman can use and how many fish he can catch. Anglers in fresh water catch many <a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Bass&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Black Bass (not yet started)">Black Bass</a> (Black Bass includes the entire range of Bass fish), Pike, Muskellunge, Perch, Carp, Trout, Salmon, and Sunfish. Fish people get in saltwater include Swordfish, Marlin, Tuna, and others. </p><p>Rules generally do not allow the use of nets and catching fish with hooks not in the mouth. However some kinds of fish can be taken with nets for <a href="/wiki/Bait" title="Bait">bait</a> and a few for food. Non-sport fish that are not said to be worth as much can sometimes be taken by many ways like snagging, bow and arrow, or even gun, because they are seen as competing with more valuable fish. </p><p>Recreational fishing laws also include other life that lives in water, such as frogs and turtles. </p><p>Sport fishing can be a contest where fishermen try to get more fish than other fishermen. This sport came from local fishing contests into a large contest in the U.S.A. where skilled fishermen can compete and be helped out by companies giving prize money, and other large contests around the world. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Catch_and_release">Catch and release</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Catch and release" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Catch and release"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Catch-and-release fishing is increasingly practiced especially by fly fishermen, as well as spin and bait casting fishermen, to increase conservation and to protect rare fish such as marlin. The practice is however disputed as it by some is considered unethical to perform painful actions to the fish for fun and not for the reason of food production. Because of this, catch-and-release practice is illegal in Norway. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collection_of_live_fish">Collection of live fish</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Collection of live fish" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Collection of live fish"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fish can also be collected in ways that do not injure them (such as in a seine net), for observation and study or for keeping in Aquarium. There is a substantial industry devoted to the collection, transport, export and farming of wild and domesticated live fish, usually freshwater or marine tropical fish. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fishing_with_traps">Fishing with traps</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Fishing with traps" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Fishing with traps"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fish can also be collected in ways that do not injure them (such as in a seine net), for observation and study or for keeping in Aquarium. There is a substantial industry devoted to the collection, transport, export and farming of wild and domesticated live fish, usually freshwater or marine tropical fish. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Too_much_fishing">Too much fishing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Too much fishing" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Too much fishing"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the past, fishing has been so good for getting money that people began <a href="/wiki/Overfishing" title="Overfishing">overfishing</a> (fishing too much) - a serious problem that does lots of damage (bad). Overfishing does not always mean extinction, but simply that a fish type has been harvested so that there cannot be as many of that kind of fish as before. As more boats are sent out to catch the fish, many population levels of a type of fish can drop. Then, there are not enough of that kind of fish left to have new kinds of fish.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many times, fishing boats catch fish they do not mean to catch, called <i>bycatch</i>. All kinds of fish can become bycatch, and they are usually thrown back into the sea after they have died. Drift net fishing sometimes catches creatures like seals, dolphins, whales, and sea turtles. This kind of fishing made people complain. In the 1980s, it was guessed that 18 miles (30 km) of nets were lost every night, tangling up boats and animals. </p><p>There is now a <a href="/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch" title="Great Pacific Garbage Patch">floating pile of plastic</a> in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles wide. Most of it is lost fishing nets, called <a href="/wiki/Ghost_nets" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghost nets">ghost nets</a>, and other fishing tools from large boats.<sup id="cite_ref-NatGeo_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatGeo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ftp://ftp.fao.org/FI/brochure/climate_change/policy_brief.pdf">Fisheries and Aquaculture in our Changing Climate</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link since January 2021">permanent dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> Policy brief of the <a href="/wiki/FAO" class="mw-redirect" title="FAO">FAO</a> for the <a href="/w/index.php?title=UNFCCC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="UNFCCC (not yet started)">UNFCCC</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference_2009&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 (not yet started)">COP-15</a> in Copenhagen, December 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fao.org/fishery/">"Fisheries and Aquaculture"</a>. FAO<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 July</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Fisheries+and+Aquaculture&rft.pub=FAO&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fao.org%2Ffishery%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AFishing" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/overfishing">"Overfishing"</a>. <i>World Wildlife Fund</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2021-08-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=World+Wildlife+Fund&rft.atitle=Overfishing&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldwildlife.org%2Fthreats%2Foverfishing&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AFishing" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NatGeo-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-NatGeo_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFLaura_Parker2018" class="citation web cs1">Laura Parker (March 22, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/03/great-pacific-garbage-patch-plastics-environment/">"The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn't What You Think it Is"</a>. National Geographic<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 9,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Great+Pacific+Garbage+Patch+Isn%27t+What+You+Think+it+Is&rft.pub=National+Geographic&rft.date=2018-03-22&rft.au=Laura+Parker&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgeographic.com%2Fnews%2F2018%2F03%2Fgreat-pacific-garbage-patch-plastics-environment%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AFishing" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="More_reading">More reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: More reading" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: More reading"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFIgguldenIggulden2007" class="citation book cs1">Iggulden, Hal; Iggulden, Conn (2007). "Fishing". <i>The Dangerous Book for Boys</i>. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 45–47. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0061243585" title="Special:BookSources/978-0061243585"><bdi>978-0061243585</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Fishing&rft.btitle=The+Dangerous+Book+for+Boys&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=45-47&rft.pub=HarperCollins&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0061243585&rft.aulast=Iggulden&rft.aufirst=Hal&rft.au=Iggulden%2C+Conn&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AFishing" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_pages">Related pages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change section: Related pages" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fishing&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: Related pages"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9671870">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9671876">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r8662964">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <i><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fishing" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Fishing"><span style="">Fishing</span></a></b></i>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_net" title="Fishing net">Fishing net</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_lure" title="Fishing lure">Fishing lure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_hook" title="Fishing hook">Fishing hook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_rod" title="Fishing rod">Fishing rod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overfishing" title="Overfishing">Overfishing</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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