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Download or read book The Perilous Catch written by Mike Smylie and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries Britain's commercial fishermen have ventured out into the ravages of the surrounding seas to bring fish back both to supply a home market and for export around the world. Fishing is one of history's most dangerous jobs, and when disasters occur they can affect whole communities: in 1872 some 129 men were lost in one night alone. Fishermen have lost their lives because of extreme weather, fishing gear entanglement, lack of emergency support and often simply by falling overboard. Today, commercial fishing remains one of the most perilous occupations and still claims the lives of fishermen each year, leaving their families behind. The Perilous Catch is a well-researched, comprehensive and poignant history of the fishing industry written by maritime historian Mike Smylie.

Download or read book A Short History of Britain’s Fisheries written by Mike Smylie and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wherever you fit into the debate about food - vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, flexitarian, or carnivore - you cannot argue against the fact that fish have influenced our diet for millennia, and, for many, continue to do so today. We are, after all, an island nation surrounded by seas that were once extremely rich and diverse in its variety of both fish and shellfish, and it’s well known that early man was as much a hunter-gatherer on water as on land for fish are a great supplier of protein. Yet only in the last couple of centuries has fishing become an established occupation, and the last forty years has seen a multitude of change in what is now an industry. Outside the industry, little has been written about how this seafood is caught, landed and then reaches us, the consumer. We all know about fish and chip shops, but do we know the difference between a beam and otter trawl? What is the difference between a lobster pot and a lobster creel? Did you know oysters and salmon were once caught in such huge amounts they were regarded as poor man’s food? We all like ambling around colorful fishing harbors gazing at the boats, but just how much do we know about those that go out in such a dangerous environment and bring back the catch? With fish much talked about in today’s news, alongside the unhealthy state of the oceans, here we have the definitive guide to Britain’s commercial fisheries.

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Download or read book Ode (Pindaric) on the "Captain," Lost Off Cape Finisterre, September 7th, 1870 written by John Tod Brown (M.A.) and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Instrument Landing System Installation Drawings written by United States. Federal Aviation Administration and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Radio Aerials written by Eric Balliol Moullin and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book IEEE 2000 Position Location and Navigation Symposium written by IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society and published by IEEE Standards Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The management of the Global Positioning System (GPS) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has been the subject of increasing criticism by the global community of users in general and particularly in Europe. The European Union (EU) is considering several Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) options that would provide it with varying degrees of control, autonomy, and specificity of use. These include various GPS, and its own GNSS dubbed Galilio. We discuss the concerns of the global community with respect to GPS and the motives that drive the GPS globalization debate. We describe the Galileo concept and consider the likeihood for its realization."--Page 1