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  2. Bank fishing - Wikipedia

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    Most bank fishing is performed with a rod, reel and lures or bait. Often two fishing rods are used. The bait can be changed on one rod while fishing continues with the other. Some fishermen bring a lidded container for the fish they catch which doubles as a seat. Other fishermen bring a stringer to hold the fish they catch.

  3. Fishing - Wikipedia

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    A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal, and recreational fishing. According to the FAO, in 2004 there were four million commercial fishing vessels. [31] About 1.3 million of these are decked vessels with enclosed areas.

  4. Catch and release - Wikipedia

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    A metastudy in 2005 found that the average catch and release mortality rate was 18%, but varied greatly by species. [17] During an Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation study, up to 43 percent of fish released after being caught died within six days as a result of inadequate holding and weigh in procedures during tournaments. [ 18 ]

  5. Bank butterflyfish - Wikipedia

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    The Bank butterflyfish is silvery white to tan in color, with yellow on all fins except the pectoral fins. [3] [4] It also has two sub-vertical dark, brownish, bars: the first on its eyes, following the profile of the face and snout; the second begins at the back of the dorsal fin and extends downward near the tail but does not appear on the caudal fin.

  6. Stream bed - Wikipedia

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    A streambed or stream bed is the bottom of a stream or river and is confined within a channel, or the banks of the waterway. [1] Usually, the bed does not contain terrestrial (land) vegetation and instead supports different types of aquatic vegetation (aquatic plant), depending on the type of streambed material and water velocity. Streambeds ...

  7. Fishing weir - Wikipedia

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    A fishing weir, fish weir, fishgarth [1] or kiddle [2] is an obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to direct the passage of, or trap fish. A weir may be used to trap marine fish in the intertidal zone as the tide recedes, fish such as salmon as they attempt to swim upstream to breed in a river, or eels as ...

  8. Wild fisheries - Wikipedia

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    The two major fish species were the orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) and pelagic armourhead (Pseudopentaceros wheeleri), which were quickly overexploited due to lack of knowledge of the longevity of the fish, late maturity, low fecundity, small geographic range and recruitment to the fishery. As well as the fishes being overexploited the ...

  9. Miraculous catch of fish - Wikipedia

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    The second miraculous catch of fish is also called the "miraculous catch of 153 fish", and seems to recall the first catch. It is reported in the last chapter of the Gospel of John (John 21:1–14) [6] and takes place after the Resurrection of Jesus. [7] [8] [9] [10]