Preferred label
Fishing
Alternative labels
Angling
Fly fishing
Recreational fishing
Sport fishing
Broader term
Activities
Narrower terms
Big game fishing
Fishing industry
Ice fishing
Spear fishing
Sponge fishing
Surf fishing
Related terms
Fish
Fish drying
Fishhooks
Fishing & hunting gear
Fishing boats
Fishing lures
Fishmongers
Game preserves
Hunting
Hunting & fishing clubs
Scope note
For the subject of fishing in general and fishing as a local livelihood. Includes portraits of fishermen with their catch. Search under FISHING INDUSTRY for large-scale fishing. Search also under the subdivision --SUBSISTENCE ACTIVITIES used with indigenous peoples (Appendix A).
Editorial note
Double index under the type of fish. Used in a note under FISHERMEN, FISHING & HUNTING GEAR, and FISHING INDUSTRY.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.