Fishing and Fishermen

Fishing and Fishermen PDF Author: Martin Wilcox
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1781598908
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
Martin Wilcox's concise and informative guide to the fishing industry will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life a fisherman and his family. In a clear and accessible way he takes readers through the technical, economic and social aspects of the story. He gives a graphic account of the development of the British fisheries through the medieval period and into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The themes and issues that family and local historians will need to understand in order to pursue their research are a key part of the study. He introduces the reader to the variety of national and local records that are available for genealogical research and considers the many other resources that can yield fascinating information about the industry and those who worked in it.

The Big-game Fishing Handbook

The Big-game Fishing Handbook PDF Author: Len Cacutt
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811726733
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
Guide to big-game saltwater species, tackle, techniques, boats, destinations Beautifully illustrated in full color This large, handsome reference contains everything the aspiring big-game angler needs to prepare for marlin, sailfish, tuna, sharks and dozens more saltwater species. Comprehensive in scope, it includes a brief history of the sport, profiles of all the main species, explanation of big-game tackle, bait, and equipment-including boats-and a guide to the big-game fishing centers of the world, featuring a two-page world map. Whether you're planning a trip or just dreaming, this book is a treasure.

Traditional Fishing Boats of Europe

Traditional Fishing Boats of Europe PDF Author: Mike Smylie
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445614340
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 504

Book Description
The first history of traditional fishing boats of Europe.

A Short History of Britain’s Fisheries

A Short History of Britain’s Fisheries PDF Author: Mike Smylie
Publisher: White Owl
ISBN: 1399069586
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
Wherever you fit into the debate about food - vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, flexitarian, or carnivore - you cannot argue against the fact that fish have influenced our diet for millennia, and, for many, continue to do so today. We are, after all, an island nation surrounded by seas that were once extremely rich and diverse in its variety of both fish and shellfish, and it’s well known that early man was as much a hunter-gatherer on water as on land for fish are a great supplier of protein. Yet only in the last couple of centuries has fishing become an established occupation, and the last forty years has seen a multitude of change in what is now an industry. Outside the industry, little has been written about how this seafood is caught, landed and then reaches us, the consumer. We all know about fish and chip shops, but do we know the difference between a beam and otter trawl? What is the difference between a lobster pot and a lobster creel? Did you know oysters and salmon were once caught in such huge amounts they were regarded as poor man’s food? We all like ambling around colorful fishing harbors gazing at the boats, but just how much do we know about those that go out in such a dangerous environment and bring back the catch? With fish much talked about in today’s news, alongside the unhealthy state of the oceans, here we have the definitive guide to Britain’s commercial fisheries.

Brean Down

Brean Down PDF Author: Martin Bell
Publisher: English Heritage Publishing
ISBN: 1848021402
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 299

Book Description
Excavations made necessary by coastal erosion have revealed probably the best preserved Bronze Age settlement sequence in Southern Britain. Five metres of deposits contained five prehistoric occupation phases separated by blown sand and eroded soil. The two lowest horizons, containing Beaker pottery, were followed by a layer with biconical urns and an oval stone structure; then came a rich middle Bronze Age layer with two round houses superseded by a late Bronze Age midden type deposit which produced two gold bracelets. At the top was a sub-Roman cemetery. The Bronze Age layers contained an abundance of pottery and other artefacts, including fired clay objects which represent one of the earliest salt extraction sites in Atlantic Europe. Environmental evidence was also prolific and contributions are included on soil thin sections, chemistry, magnetic properties, pollen, diatoms, ostracods, charred plant remains, animal bones, coprolites, and molluscs. The site seems to have been an island in the Bronze Age, with a considerable expanse of infrequently inundated saltmarsh to its south. The causes of the alternating sequence of sand deposition and stabilisation are considered in the context of environmental change generally in the Severn Estuary and the Somerset Levels.
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