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A History of Fishing

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Abstract

Fishing is one of the oldest professions of man and its origins lie in the days of yore. It developed gradually when man moved from the unselective and unplanned collection of things found in nature to the first systematic utilization of food, applying experience and newly invented simple techniques to the preparation of artefacts. During the earliest stages of civilization fishing was done with the same tools as hunting. It is an idle question as to whether fishing or hunting has a longer tradition. There is, however, a marked difference between hunting and fishing. The former lost its great importance in most parts of the world at a fairly early stage during development and became a subsidiary element as man settled and changed to agriculture and stock-farming. Also, hunting increased as a noble activity. On the other hand, fishing has retained its importance up to the present time but is often considered to be the profession of poor people of a socially lower standing, with the exception of sport fishing.

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Sahrhage, D., Lundbeck, J. (1992). Early Times. In: A History of Fishing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77411-9_2

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