"Japanese bass fishing is a 'dark fishing' and cannot be called a sport, " Minuro Sato , the director of Japan's National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Association, recently told the Los Angeles Times.

FORBES: Long Reach Of The Largemouth

The bid by Croydon Old Town Business Association (COBA) and Croydon Council also includes plans to create a member-owned cooperative to provide small loans to people wanting to open shops in the area.

BBC: Croydon gets ?100,000 for Old Town market rejuvenation