Description: TRAWLING The Rise and Fall of the British Trawl Fishery (Exeter Maritime Study) 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.
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Book Title: Trawling: The Rise and Fall of the British Trawl Fishery (E
Publication Name: Trawling: the Rise and Fall of the British Trawl Fishery
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Subject: Engineering & Technology, Science, History, Business
Publication Year: 1996
Series: Exeter Maritime Studies
Type: Textbook
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 229 mm
Author: Robb Robinson
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Item Width: 148 mm
Number of Pages: 288 Pages