A History of Fishing

1 Early Times.- 1.1 Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.- 1.1.1 Europe.- 1.1.2 Africa.- 1.1.3 America.- 1.1.4 Asia.- 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.- 4.1.1 Northern Waters.- 4.1.2 Sperm Whaling in the “Southern Seas”.- 4.1.3 Mechanization of Whaling.- 4.1.4 Antarctic Waters.- 4.1.5 Regulation of Whaling.- 4.2 Sealing.- 4.2.1 Northern Hemisphere.- 4.2.2 Southern Hemisphere.- 4.2.3 Sirenians and Sea Otters.- 4.2.4 Conflicts with Fisheries.- 5 Development of Modern Fisheries.- 5.1 Statistical Account of World Fishing.- 5.2 Overview on Major Fisheries.- 5.2.1 Japan.- 5.2.2 Russia — Soviet Union.- 5.2.3 China.- 5.2.4 North America.- 5.2.5 Peru and Chile.- 5.2.6 South and Southwest Africa (Namibia).- 5.2.7 Europe.- 5.3 International Law of the Sea.- 6 Fisheries Science.- 7 Perspectives for the Future.