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Trawling - The Rise and Fall of the British Trawl Fishery (Paperback, New Ed)
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Trawling - The Rise and Fall of the British Trawl Fishery (Paperback, New Ed)
Series: Exeter Maritime Studies
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A distinct branch of the multi-faceted fishing industry, trawling
dates back at least to the 1370s when attempts were made to
prohibit the use of a primitive trawling device, the 'wondyrychoun'
on the Thames. But it was not until the late 18th century that the
beam trawl was deployed to any great extent, the fishermen of
Barking and Brixham claiming credit for pioneering the technique.
Thereafter, particularly from the 1840s, trawling eclipsed seining,
drifting and line fishing as the principal method of capture, a
transition which not only underpinned the growth of east coast
fishing stations such as Hull and Grimsby, but also explained
Britain's emergence as the largest and most successful of Europe's
fishing nations. The rapid adoption of the steam trawler in the
1880s confirmed these trends and facilitated the exploitation of
more distant fishing grounds. Two World Wars, a series of Cod Wars
and intense foreign competition have eroded Britain's pre-eminence
in the 20th century, so much so that by the early 1990s her
interests in distant water trawling were negligible. The author
adopts a largely chronological approach to chart the rise and fall
of trawling in Britain. Using an array of primary sources, he
identifies the key factors - growing demand, links with markets,
technological change, political rivalries - which have conditioned
the performance of the trawling business. A number of themes
permeate the work, including the life and working conditions of the
trawlermen, the place of trawling in the fishing industry at large,
attitudes to the conservation of fish stocks and the role of
government in the prosecution and prosperity of the trawl fishery.
In dealing with such issues, the book provides a well balanced,
thoroughly researched account of a vital arm of Britain's 19th and
20th century fishing industry.
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