What is wrong with (childrens) fishing competitions?
The most experienced fisherman causes pain and stress to fish just by fishing. This is often multiplied when children fish, because of their inexpertness. In their innocence and ignorance, children disrupt nature; they do not recognize vulnerable plants and animals. Noisily, excitedly and roughly they move along the waterfront and make themselves a spot to fish from. A competition is a match in which the object is to catch as many or as big a fish as you can. The child is given the message that animals can be used for games, and that their interests are not important. Respect for nature also means respect for fish. Shouldn’t adults give children the message that they should respect fish and so leave them alone?
