catch-and-release fishing
Hook, unhook, return
Catch-and-release fishing is the practice of returning fish to the water after catching them, rather than keeping them for food.
Anglers who practice it enjoy the sport while minimizing impact on fish populations: The lake has catch-and-release-only rules for bass.
Some conservationists debate whether the stress and injury to fish makes the practice less humane than it appears.
- recovery timePeriod needed to heal
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- stress responseBody's reaction to threat
- landing netsMesh for securing catches
- biodiversityRange of life forms
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catch-and-release fishingsubsistence fishing
Fishing to feed oneself
commercial fishing · industrial fishing · trawling · net fishing · longlining
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