289 Quotes About Fishing

  • Author Will Rogers
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    If all politicians fished instead of spoke publicly, we would be at peace with the world.

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  • Author Achim Steiner
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    The only ones to profit from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing are the owners of the fishing fleets who remain hidden behind veils of corporate secrecy.

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  • Author Carl Safina
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    If you ask the fish whether they'd rather have an oil spill or a season of fishing, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd vote for another blowout.

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  • Author Eric Smith
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    Right before it hits, fishing improves. They know they have to hurry up and eat.

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  • Author Junipero Serra
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    We have seen Indians in immense numbers, and all those on this coast of the Pacific contrive to make a good subsistence on various seeds, and by fishing.

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  • Author Maurice Strong
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    If you want to maintain a sustainable supply of fish you have to farm the fish, rather than mine them. So putting your money into fishing fleets that are going to exacerbate the problem by over-fishing is not the way to preserve the underlying asset.

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