When was fishing created

Early cultures around the world left records of people fishing. Tomb carvings and drawings on papyrus scrolls show Egyptians fishing and preparing fish to be eaten.

The ancient Egyptians used woven nets, harpoons, and hooks to catch Nile perch, catfish, and eels. Ancient Greeks and Romans wrote about fishing and recorded images on vase paintings and mosaics. Ancient Macedonians used artificial flies to catch trout. In China, writings and painted images refer to fishing with silk line, a hook, and a bamboo rod. Early peoples in India caught fish using harpoons attached to long cords.

The Moche of Peru painted images of fishing on their ceramic pots. Native Americans along the California coast fished with hooks made from wood and bone and line tackle.

The use of fishing rods can be traced back to over 4, years ago. News When did human beings begin fishing? This story is from April 1, When did human beings begin fishing? Apr 1, , IST. Fish fossils found during archaeological digs appear to show that Homo habilis then Homo erectus were the first fishermen, some years ago. However, fishing probably only really developed after the appearance of Homo sapiens during the Upper Paleolithic period between 40 and 10 years BCE.

Very little is known about the different fishing practices. Subsistence fishing at that time consisted in catching fish by hand or by using rudimentary tools made from natural materials of which no trace remains.

It would have been mainly practised by populations established near lakes and rivers. The spear , net , line and rod seem to have appeared almost simultaneously in Egypt around BCE. Subsistence fishing changed little over the centuries and some techniques are still used today in recreational fishing in the West. During Graeco-Roman Antiquity , fishing was the main subject of the Halieutika , the earliest surviving treatise on sea fishing written by the poet Oppian of Corycus.

The Romans were major consumers and traders of the resources from the Mediterranean Basin. They fished mainly using different types of nets. Since the principle of refrigeration had not yet been developed, fish which was not immediately eaten was fermented and transformed into garum , a popular condiment.

It is not known when commercial fishing started but what was characteristic for it was that it used types of fishing which allowed for a larger catch.

To do that, fishermen used gillnets which existed from ancient times. Early fishermen used nets close to the coast but with improvements in navigation and communication devices, mobility of fishing vessels increased largely and they started conquering the oceans.

Except primarily for food, fishing is used as recreational activity. This type of fishing became popular during the 16th and 17th centuries and it was performed on rivers and lakes. When the first motorboats appeared in 19th century, big-game fishing started to be popular. Charles Frederick Holder, a marine biologist and early conservationist is considered an inventor of this branch of fishing.

Fishing is still today popular — as a sport and as a part of economy of some countries.