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- verb To fish for sport.
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Examples
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Of course, if you argue on behalf of the cuttie, you almost have to do the same for other non-sportfish species like the humpback chub and pike minnow ... all natives ... all pressured to the brink by human manipulation of the environment.
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Should they reach Lake Michigan, the enormous invaders could potentially decimate sportfish populations in the Great Lakes, and many are now calling for tough action to prevent an ecological disaster.
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Should they reach Lake Michigan, the enormous invaders could potentially decimate sportfish populations in the Great Lakes, and many are now calling for tough action to prevent an ecological disaster.
Environmental Emergency: Asian Carp Breach Barrier To Great Lakes 2009
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There, scientists say, the oil could be absorbed by tiny animals and enter a food chain that builds to sportfish such as red snapper.
Obama heads to Gulf Coast a second time as oil spill's impact grows 2010
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There, scientists say, the oil could be absorbed by tiny animals and enter a food chain that builds to sportfish such as red snapper.
Estimates of oil leak gush past twice the previous levels; drill permits yanked 2010
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There, scientists say, the oil could be absorbed by tiny animals and enter a food chain that builds to sportfish such as red snapper.
Estimates of oil leak gush past twice the previous levels; drill permits yanked 2010
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Also, as Joey was trying to point out, out of the billions of $$ spent chasing sportfish in Florida, how much is spent on chasing Permit?
Anybody Want Some Grilled Permit? Tim Romano 2008
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So let me introduce the world's number one sportfish -- the carp.
For the Love of Carp Tim Romano 2007
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People who live near hazardous waste sites may be exposed to PCBs by consuming PCB-contaminated sportfish and game animals, by breathing PCBs in air, or by drinking PCB-contaminated well water.
Public Health Statement for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 2008
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However, both of these exposures are far less serious than exposures from ingesting PCB-contaminated food (particularly sportfish and wildlife) or from breathing PCB-contaminated air.
Public Health Statement for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 2008
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