Ethnoichthyology of freshwater fish in Europe: a review of vanishing traditional fisheries and their cultural significance in changing landscapes from the later medieval period with a focus on northern Europe

Abstract Background Fishing is probably one of the oldest economic activities in the history of humankind. Lakes, rivers and streams in Europe are important elements in the European landscape with a rich diversity of fish and other aquatic organisms. Artisanal fisheries have therefore been of great...

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Main Authors: Ingvar Svanberg, Alison Locker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-020-00410-3