Fishing village
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a
Characteristics
Coastal fishing villages are often somewhat isolated, and sited around a small natural
Some villages move out onto the water itself, such as the floating fishing villages of
Apart from catching fish, fishing villages often support enterprises typically found in other types of village, such as village crafts, transport, schools and health clinics, housing and community water supplies. In addition, there are enterprises that are natural to fishing villages, such as fish processing and marketing, and the building and maintenance of boats. Until the 19th century, some villagers supplemented their incomes with wrecking[8] (taking valuables from nearby shipwrecks) and smuggling.[9][10]
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A fishing village at Jurmo Island in Korpo, Finland
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Port Isaac, a historic fishing village on the north coast of Cornwall
In less developed countries, some traditional fishing villages persist in ways that have changed little from earlier times.
Early villages
Recent archaeological excavations of earlier fishing settlements are occurring at some pace. A fishing village recently excavated in
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Dunmore East in south east Ireland has been a busy fishing port for hundreds of years.
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Pittenweem is a small and secluded fishing village on the east coast of Scotland, founded on historic herring fisheries.
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Reconstructed smokehouse at the medieval fishing village of Walraversijde, ca. 1465
See also
- Artisanal fishing
- Community-supported fishery
- Fishing stage
- List of fishing villages
- Newfoundland outport
- Norwegian Fishing Village Museum
- Traditional fishing boat
Notes
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- FAOTraining Series 25, Rome.
- Chambo Fisheries Research Project, Technical paper 21. Rome
- ISBN 978-1-4456-1434-2. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Tai O Fishing Village". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ Lake Profile: Loktak LakeNet. Accessed 8 June 2022.
- ^ The floating islands of Peru’s Lake Titicaca, The Washington Post, 17 November 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-618-41677-6
- ISBN 0-8130-2986-4.
- ISBN 0-905392-48-5
- FAOFisheries Technical Paper 403. Rome.
- ^ "The Effects of Urbanization and Social Orientation" (PDF). Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ Shanghai was once a seaside fishing village Streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ Hayward, Philip (2014). "Aquapelagos and Aquapelagic Assemblages: Towards an integrated study of island societies and marine environments" (PDF). Shima. 6 (1): 1–11.
- ^ Suwa, Juni'chiro (2012). "Shima and Aquapelagic Assemblages: A Commentary from Japan" (PDF). Shima. 6 (1): 12–16.
- ^ History of the World’s Luckiest Fishing Village Archived 16 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Destin Area Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
- ^ Henderson J C (2002) "Tourism and Politics in the Korean Peninsula" The Journal of Tourism Studies, 13 (2).
- ISBN 978-92-5-105979-1.
- ^ Kekova-Simena Region Archived 18 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine LycianTurkey. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
- ^ Focus on Devon Archived 6 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Ancient Tree Forum. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
- ^ Ancient fishing village unearthed in Vietnam Archaeo News.
- ^ Bethsaida- An Ancient Fishing Village on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, 2001, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ Tongan fishing village dated oldest in Polynesia Stuff.co.nz, 10 January 2008.
- ISBN 978-90-04-16973-9.
References
- Beare RJ and K E Rushoke (2001) Integrated Development of Fishing Villages in Kagera Region, Tanzania FAO, Rome.
- Belcher, W.R. (1999) The Ethnoarchaeology of a Baluch Fishing Village. Archaeology of Seafaring: The Indian Ocean in the Ancient Period, Himanshu Prabha Ray ed., pp. 22–50.
- Drewes, Edeltraud (2004) Three Fishing Villages In Tamil Nadu – A Socio-Economic Study With Special Reference To The Role and Status of Women FAOWorking Paper BOBP/WP/14. Rome
- McGoodwin JR (2001) Understanding the cultures of fishing communities. A key to fisheries management and food security FAO Fisheries, Technical Paper 401. ISBN 978-92-5-104606-7.
- Poonnachit-Korsieporn A (2000) Coastal fishing communities in Thailand FAO: Regional Office for Asia, Publication 2000/06. Rome.
- Seilert H and S Sangchan (2001) Small-Scale Fishery in Southeast Asia: A Case Study in Southern Thailand: Social and geographic background Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Publication 2001/19, FAO, Rome.
- Seilert H and S Sangchan (2001) Small-Scale Fishery in Southeast Asia: A Case Study in Southern Thailand: Fishing activities and their social implications Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Publication 2001/19, FAO, Rome.
- Sciortino JA (1995) Construction and Maintenance of Artisanal Fishing Harbours and Village Landings Volume 25 of FAO Training Series, FAO, Rome. ISBN 9789251036099.
- Thomson, David B (1979) South China Sea Fisheries Development and Coordinating Programme Intermediate technology and alternative energy systems for small scale fisheries: Integrated systems FAOworking paper, Rome.
External links
- City vs.village fishing Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Microdocs
- How to Save New England's Fishing Villages, ReasonOnline
- A Baluchi fishing village
- Teochow Fishing Village – China
- Seeb, Oman, a fishing village
- The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum
- History of Flakstad & Moskenes, Lofoten Islands
- Fishing Village Mumbai, India – video