Recreational fishing

Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing or game fishing, is fishing for leisure, exercise or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is occupational fishing activities done for profit; or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival and livelihood.

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Recreational fishing
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"Recreational Fishers Warn Hauraki Marine Law Sets 'Perilous Precedent'"

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