Founders of fish culture - European origins
Progressive Fish-Culturist
By: F. F. Fish
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Abstract
Just where true fish culture appeared in history depends entirely upon what one considers fish culture to be. If the transportation of fishes from regions of plenty to those of few is to be regarded as fish culture - as it is by some even today - then this story should start in remotest antiquity and deal with an amazing series of failures. However, fish culture to be classed as a science must include far more than mere transportation, it must include a deliberate effort on the part of man to master a technique of fish raising which will yield results far superior to Nature's. Accordingly, the wheel of history must be spun forward to the fifteenth century, A. D., when man first conceived the idea that with care and exactitude, he could improve upon Nature. The fish cultural efforts of the Chinese, the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans may be skipped over in a hurry, for they represented little more than the transportation and rearing of wild fish. With the renaissance of modern civilization in Europe came the birth of scientific fish culture.
Suggested Citation
Fish, F.F., 1936, Founders of fish culture - European origins: Progressive Fish-Culturist, v. 16, p. 8-10, https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8640(1936)316[8:FOFCEO]2.0.CO;2.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Founders of fish culture - European origins |
| Series title | Progressive Fish-Culturist |
| DOI | 10.1577/1548-8640(1936)316[8:FOFCEO]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Year Published | 1936 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Publisher location | Philadelphia, PA |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 8 |
| Last page | 10 |