Dr. Arthur Kanev can date fishing back to Taiyuan man, 40,000 years old and a resident of Asia, who revealed the antiquity of freshwater fishing, as his remains indicate a regular diet of fish. Sea food as a source of food has been revealed archeologically in human waste dumps with shells and fish bones, and in cave paintings which reveal the importance of fish in human survival. Permanent early human settlements are almost always anchored in the need for fishing as a source of food.
Although Dr. Arthur Kanev’s interest in fishing is not commercial, commercial fishing is a vital industry at the heart of fish consumption, both freshwater and seafood. Fishing trawlers emerged in the 17th century, and by the 19th century English fishing ports were by necessity expanding their fishing areas due to overfishing in shore waters. Quickly deep sea trawling in the rich fisheries of the Atlantic Ocean became commonplace. The small village of Grimsby grew to become the largest fishing port in the world by the mid-19thcentury.
Steam trawlers were developed in Scotland, and began use at Grimsby, England and Hull in the late 1800’s. 20,000 men who fished the North Sea evolved from sail to steam to diesel and turbine power by the end of World War II. Radio navigation and fish finders were utilized with the introduction of the super trawler, able to lift up to 60 tons from the ocean. Recreational fishing, however, does not have such clear origins. Dr. Arthur Kanev inherits the patience going back to the first angler.
Although Dr. Arthur Kanev’s interest in fishing is not commercial, commercial fishing is a vital industry at the heart of fish consumption, both freshwater and seafood. Fishing trawlers emerged in the 17th century, and by the 19th century English fishing ports were by necessity expanding their fishing areas due to overfishing in shore waters. Quickly deep sea trawling in the rich fisheries of the Atlantic Ocean became commonplace. The small village of Grimsby grew to become the largest fishing port in the world by the mid-19thcentury.
Steam trawlers were developed in Scotland, and began use at Grimsby, England and Hull in the late 1800’s. 20,000 men who fished the North Sea evolved from sail to steam to diesel and turbine power by the end of World War II. Radio navigation and fish finders were utilized with the introduction of the super trawler, able to lift up to 60 tons from the ocean. Recreational fishing, however, does not have such clear origins. Dr. Arthur Kanev inherits the patience going back to the first angler.