How Does Competitive Fishing Affect The Environment
Does Competitive Sport Fishing Affect the Environment?
Competition game fishing has been a past time and love of many people. Competition fishing has long been a controversy as to the effects on the environment. So, my question to you is; does competitive fishing affect the environment. Let me explain why i think it doesn’t affect the environment.
Fishing technologies, like agricultural technologies, will always have an impact on the environment, maintains Nils Stolpe in the following viewpoint. Nevertheless, he claims, many environmentalists unfairly insist that fishing technologies should have no impact on the marine environment. Unless fishermen revert to primitive fishing technologies, Stolpe argues, harvesting bottom fish to feed the world's growing population will necessarily have some impact. Even so, he asserts, fishermen are constantly working to minimize the impact of harvesting fish. Stolpe is a …show more content…
longtime consultant to the commercial fishing industry.
The question , “Is fishing really a sport or hobby?” , has stirred up a lot of debate and even raised some eyebrows of those people who believe that fishing is just a fun activity that can never be a sport.
In fact, someone challenged me on this recently by saying fishing is not a sport because anyone can do it. Well isn’t that the point of sports...something competitive that required some skill but that can still be enjoyed by everyone regardless of size, strength, or even disability. And as you can imagine, while researching this topic, I found some forums that said fishing was not a sport.
Is fishing a sport or not? This is one question that has stirred up a lot of debate. Let’s look at some facts that say it indeed is a sport.is a sport.
As the dictionary definition goes, “a sport is something that needs physical exertion, something that requires a skill set and something that is competed by an individual or a team against another for entertainment”. This means if fishing fulfils these conditions it is a sport and not just an outdoor
activity.
A single weekend fisherman who catches a few bass or bream to feed his family doesn't make much of a dent in the livelihood of the aquatic ecosystem. Multiply that by the 40 million rod-and-reel fishermen in the United States, and that could significantly compound the effects of hooking a fish here and there. Yet, the nature and pace of the sport allows recreational fishermen to better mitigate any destructive effects.
Releasing your catch when sport fishing isn't as wasteful as it may seem. If you can return a fish back to its original depth within 10 minutes, you increase its chances for survival. One controversial method of doing so involves deflating the fish's swim bladder with a sharp object like a hypodermic needle. A fish's swim bladder gives it buoyancy for swimming. When certain fish, such as sheephead, are reeled in quickly, the pressure change causes their swim bladders to overinflate. And unless fishermen puncture the bladder, the fish may float back to the surface of the water and die after being released. My dad and I use that method when we catch striped bass at the lake.
Of course, sport fishing isn't without its environmental flaws. Trash discarded by fishermen as well as gas and oil leaks from their boats can pollute the waterways. Careless anchoring can harm the shorelines and lead to habitat destruction. Fishers in the United States also buy about 4,382 tons of lead fishing sinkers each year. The lead contained in those sinkers may harm wildlife in and out of the water. Competition game fishing is a love and past time sport of many people. Fishing technologies have made competition fishing a more competitive sport. People say that fishing is not a sport but merely a hobby, and has stirred up a lot of debate and even raised some eyebrows of those people who believe that fishing is just a fun activity that can never be a sport. People think a sport is something that needs physical exertion, something that requires a skill set and something that is competed by an individual or a team against another for entertainment. Releasing your catch when sport fishing isn't as wasteful as it may seem afterall.
Competition game fishing has been a past time and love of many people. Competition fishing has long been a controversy as to the effects on the environment. So, my question to you is; does competitive fishing affect the environment. Let me explain why i think it doesn’t affect the environment.
Fishing technologies, like agricultural technologies, will always have an impact on the environment, maintains Nils Stolpe in the following viewpoint. Nevertheless, he claims, many environmentalists unfairly insist that fishing technologies should have no impact on the marine environment. Unless fishermen revert to primitive fishing technologies, Stolpe argues, harvesting bottom fish to feed the world's growing population will necessarily have some impact. Even so, he asserts, fishermen are constantly working to minimize the impact of harvesting fish. Stolpe is a …show more content…
longtime consultant to the commercial fishing industry.
The question , “Is fishing really a sport or hobby?” , has stirred up a lot of debate and even raised some eyebrows of those people who believe that fishing is just a fun activity that can never be a sport.
In fact, someone challenged me on this recently by saying fishing is not a sport because anyone can do it. Well isn’t that the point of sports...something competitive that required some skill but that can still be enjoyed by everyone regardless of size, strength, or even disability. And as you can imagine, while researching this topic, I found some forums that said fishing was not a sport.
Is fishing a sport or not? This is one question that has stirred up a lot of debate. Let’s look at some facts that say it indeed is a sport.is a sport.
As the dictionary definition goes, “a sport is something that needs physical exertion, something that requires a skill set and something that is competed by an individual or a team against another for entertainment”. This means if fishing fulfils these conditions it is a sport and not just an outdoor
activity.
A single weekend fisherman who catches a few bass or bream to feed his family doesn't make much of a dent in the livelihood of the aquatic ecosystem. Multiply that by the 40 million rod-and-reel fishermen in the United States, and that could significantly compound the effects of hooking a fish here and there. Yet, the nature and pace of the sport allows recreational fishermen to better mitigate any destructive effects.
Releasing your catch when sport fishing isn't as wasteful as it may seem. If you can return a fish back to its original depth within 10 minutes, you increase its chances for survival. One controversial method of doing so involves deflating the fish's swim bladder with a sharp object like a hypodermic needle. A fish's swim bladder gives it buoyancy for swimming. When certain fish, such as sheephead, are reeled in quickly, the pressure change causes their swim bladders to overinflate. And unless fishermen puncture the bladder, the fish may float back to the surface of the water and die after being released. My dad and I use that method when we catch striped bass at the lake.
Of course, sport fishing isn't without its environmental flaws. Trash discarded by fishermen as well as gas and oil leaks from their boats can pollute the waterways. Careless anchoring can harm the shorelines and lead to habitat destruction. Fishers in the United States also buy about 4,382 tons of lead fishing sinkers each year. The lead contained in those sinkers may harm wildlife in and out of the water. Competition game fishing is a love and past time sport of many people. Fishing technologies have made competition fishing a more competitive sport. People say that fishing is not a sport but merely a hobby, and has stirred up a lot of debate and even raised some eyebrows of those people who believe that fishing is just a fun activity that can never be a sport. People think a sport is something that needs physical exertion, something that requires a skill set and something that is competed by an individual or a team against another for entertainment. Releasing your catch when sport fishing isn't as wasteful as it may seem afterall.