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Recreational fishing in the US catches far more fish than previously estimated

  • Written by: Matthew Robertson, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland
imageFishing is recreational, but it's also an inexpensive way to add protein to people's diets.Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

One of the United States’ largest fisheries is hiding in plain sight. Recreational freshwater anglers in the lower 48 states catch – and keep – far more fish than any official body has...

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