| Hartland Point to North Foreland the Fishing Industry Through Time Contributor(s): Smylie, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445614553 ISBN-13: 9781445614557 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - Technology & Engineering | Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Dewey: 639.2 |
| Series: Fishing Industry Through Time |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since Britain joined the European Economic Community in the mid-1970s, the fishing industry along our coasts has been under pressure from overfishing. Mike Smylie takes us on a tour of England's south coast, taking us to harbours that you could once walk over on the hundreds of fishing boats to coastal inlets where the herring once shoaled. Each area of the coast had its unique boats, built for local conditions, as well as methods of catching the fish. Mike Smylie, shows us the fishermen and women on shore and at sea, their boats, the harbours and tells us of the methods used to catch the fish. He also documents the changes and the decline of the industry, from the times when it once employed hundreds of thousands. Covering the South Coast and English Channel, Mike Smylie brings the pilchard and herring industries to life, as well as looking at the unique fishing boats to be found in Kent and Sussex. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smylie, Mike: - Mike Smylie is a regular sight at fishing festivals in Britain and Europe, smoking herring and talking about fishing boats. He is the acknowledged expert on British traditional fishing boats. He is the author of thirteen published books and the co-founder of the 40+ Fishing Boat Association which was founded in 1995 against the background of the scrapping of decommissioned fishing vessels. He is the editor of their thrice yearly magazine entitle Fishing Boats. He is acknowledged as one of the experts on Britain's fishing industry and has been interviewed on both television and radio about the subject. He lives in Bristol. |