Fishing



Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping.

The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals. The term is not normally applied to catching farmed fish, or to aquatic mammals. In addition to providing food, modern fishing is also a recreational pastime.

The term fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products.