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  2. History of fishing - Wikipedia

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    The Great Fish Market, painted by Jan Brueghel the Elder. Fishing is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 70,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board.

  3. Maritime history - Wikipedia

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    Maritime history is the broad overarching subject that includes fishing, whaling, international maritime law, naval history, the history of ships, ship design, shipbuilding, the history of navigation, the history of the various maritime-related sciences (oceanography, cartography, hydrography, etc.), sea exploration, maritime economics and ...

  4. Recreational fishing - Wikipedia

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    Recreational fishing competitions (tournaments) are a recent innovation in which fishermen compete for prizes based on the total weight of a given species of fish caught within a predetermined time. This sport evolved from local fishing contests into large competitive circuits, especially in North America.

  5. North American fur trade - Wikipedia

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    The earliest European trading for beaver pelts dated to the growing cod fishing industry that spread to the Grand Banks of the North Atlantic in the 16th century. The new preservation technique of drying fish allowed the mainly Basque fishermen to fish near the Newfoundland coast and transport fish back to Europe for sale. The fishermen sought ...

  6. Ancient maritime history - Wikipedia

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    Maritime history dates back thousands of years. In ancient maritime history, [ 1 ] evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia. [ 2 ] The first prehistoric boats are presumed to have been dugout canoes which were developed independently by various Stone Age populations.

  7. Surströmming - Wikipedia

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    Surströmming has been part of northern Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century.. Fermented fish is a traditional staple in European cuisines. The oldest archeological findings of fish fermentation are 9,200 years old and originate from the south of today's Sweden.

  8. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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    Fishing techniques are methods for catching fish. The term may also be applied to methods for catching other aquatic animals such as molluscs (shellfish, squid, octopus) and edible marine invertebrates. Fishing techniques include hand-gathering, spearfishing, netting, angling and trapping.

  9. Fishing vessel - Wikipedia

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    Fishing vessel. A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals (e.g. shrimps / prawns, krills, coleoids, etc.) in the sea, lake or river. Humans have used different kinds of surface vessels in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing.