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1. What evidence supports the

occurrence of fishing in early ages?
a) Carved paintings in caves
b) Discarded fish bones
c) Both a and b
?? 2. Where did fishing art from
Southern France depict spearfishing
with harpoons?
a) Caves
b) Mountains
c) Valleys
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3. What material was used for one
of the first bronze harpoons?
a) Iron
b) Bronze
c) Copper
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 By Axi Kamia Ibal

Brief History
of Fisheries
01 History
Regular eating of freshwater fish was evident in
42,000 and 39,000 years agao by the Tianyuan
man. Hunter-gatherer lifestyle was the mostly
work of the people. So, they move a lot because
they seek their food. The only permanent
settlement is the cave and/or shell midden.
Discarded fish bone and carved painting in the
caves was supported the evidence that fishing
was occurring in the early ages.
 are the remains of one of the earliest modern
human to inhabit East Asia

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M A N
TIA N Y U A N
03 History
Based from the arts was observed, they hunt
fish at the salt and freshwater. One of the
examples is from the Southern France, the
cave art is 16,000 years old. It represents the
marine animals and spearfishing with barbed
poles also known as harpoons.
04 History
Main fishing methods appearing in
the Neolithic times between 8,000 and 4,000
years ago. One of the early fishing
hooks was gorge hook used by Native
Americans of the California coast
between 7,500 to 3,000 year ago. Some other
tribes used plant toxins to numb
fish and fish it out easily.
05 History
Harappans (people that lived during the Bronze
Age at the place of today’s archaeological site in
Punjab, Eastern Pakistan,) used one of the first
bronze harpoons.
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G Y P T
A N CIE N T E
06 History
Ancient Egyptian fished in small reed ships Nile
perch, catfish and eels, and used woven nets,
weir baskets, harpoons, and hook and line to
catch them. The first metal barbed fish hooks
appeared during the 12th dynasty.
07 History
It is not known when commercial fishing started but was
characteristic for it was that is used types of fishing
which allowed for a larger catch. To do that, fishermen
used gillnets which existed from ancient times. Thy were
used in Middle East, North America and other places and
are still used in pacific Northwest, Canada and Alaska.
Early fishermen used nets close to the coast but with
improvements in navigation and communication devices,
mobility of fishing vessels increased largely and they
started conquering the oceans.
08 History
Beside fish, catch of commercial
fishermen are sea cucumbers (so called
“trepanging”) for markets of Southern
China and the rest of Southeast Asia.
09 History
Except primarily for food, fishing is used as
recreational activity. The first mention of
recreational fishing dates from 15th century
and it comes from essay “Treatyse of
Fysshyngewyth an Angle” by dame Juliana
Berners, the prioress of the Benedictine
Sopwell Nunnery. This type of fishing became
popular during the 16th and 17th centuries
and it was performed on rivers and lakes.
10 History
When the first motorboats appeared in 19th
century, big-game fishing started to be
popular. Dr.Charles Frederick Holder, a
marine biologist and early conservationist is
considered an inventor of this branch of
fishing.
 11 History
Fishing is still today popular as a sport and as
part of economy of some country. Fishery is
the business of catching, handling, taking,
marketing, and preserving of the fish and
other fishery products.
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1. When did evidence of regular

freshwater fish consumption by
the Tianyuan man occur?
a) 42,000 years ago
b) 39,000 years ago
c) Both a and b
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2. What was the primary lifestyle of

early people?
a) Agricultural
b) Hunter-gatherer
c) Nomadic
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3. What is described as the only

permanent settlement?
a) Caves
b) Shelters
c) Forests
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4. What material was used for one of

the first bronze harpoons?
a) Iron
b) Bronze
c) Copper
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5. When did recreational fishing

become popular, according to the text?
a) 15th century
b) 16th century
c) 17th century
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