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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Fishing for sport

Fishing for sport

  • Cruelty to fish

Broader

Hunting of animals
Excellent
Cruelty to animals
Excellent

Narrower

Unenforced hunting regulations
Yet to rate
Scarcity of game fish
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Unsustainable exploitation of fish resources
Excellent
Lead contamination of wetlands
Presentable
Irresponsible introduction of exotic species of fishes
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Destructive wildlife
Presentable

Reduced by

Prohibitive cost of fishing equipment
Unpresentable
Cold fishing conditions
Yet to rate

Strategy

Enabling recreational fishing enterprises
Yet to rate

Value

Cruelty
Yet to rate

Reference

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Summary of the Organized Discussion on the Economic Evaluation of Sport Fishing, Dublin, 1967
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Second European Consultation on the Economic Evaluation of Sport and Commercial Fisheries: report and technical papers, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1975

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #14: Life Below Water

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fish, reptiles » Fish
  • Recreation » Animal sports » Animal sports
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E5286
    DOCID
    11552860
    D7NID
    152670
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020