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A history of fishing / Dietrich Sahrhage, Johannes Lundbeck.

Title
A history of fishing / Dietrich Sahrhage, Johannes Lundbeck.
Author
Sahrhage, D.
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, c1992.

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Additional Authors
Lundbeck, Johannes, -1974.
Description
viii, 348 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
Fishing > History
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Includes bibliography (p. 297-332) and index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-332) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Early Times -- 1.1. Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages -- 1.2. Mesopotamia and Egypt -- 1.3. Mediterranean Cultures -- 2. Main Fisheries in Europe since the Middle Ages -- 2.1. Mass Migration and the Vikings -- 2.2. Freshwaters and Fish Ponds -- 2.3. Herring Drift Net Fisheries -- 2.4. Old-Time Cod Fisheries -- 3. Mechanization of Fishing -- 3.1. Trawling: From Sailing Ships to Steamers -- 3.2. Motorization -- 3.3. Further Advances in Fisheries Technology -- 4. Hunting of Marine Mammals -- 4.1. Whaling -- 4.2. Sealing -- 5. Development of Modern Fisheries -- 5.1. Statistical Account of World Fishing -- 5.2. Overview on Major Fisheries -- 5.3. International Law of the Sea -- 6. Fisheries Science -- 7. Perspectives for the Future.
ISBN
  • 3540553320 (Berlin : acid-free paper)
  • 0387553320 (New York : acid-free paper)
OCLC
27369883
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library