| The Fishing Boats Story Contributor(s): Smylie, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750969970 ISBN-13: 9780750969970 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Boating - Sports & Recreation | Fishing - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History |
| LCCN: 2019458449 |
| Physical Information: 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Britain has a history of a wonderful array of sailing fishing boats, some of which still sail under private ownership. These older vessels developed in their own unique ways which were dependent on local traditions, the type of fishing, their place of operation and, lastly, innovation from fishermen and boatbuilders alike. With motorisation they changed dramatically through the steam era until the advent of the internal combustion engine. In time they became known as the motorised fishing vessel (MFV) and today some of these still work. Today fishing boats still attract all sorts of people to fishing harbours everywhere and many are drawn to the new breed of ubiquitous boats that compete for ever decreasing stocks of fish. |