THE HISTORY OF FISHINGCommercial fi

THE HISTORY OF FISHING
Commercial fishing has been carried out since the middle ages. Before that it was impossible to keep fish for long periods, but the development of storage methods such as drying and salting made it possible for fishermen to go on fishing trips further away. In fact, although Europeans were completely unaware of America's existence , they were already fishing near its coasts then. They were, however, still unable to keep fish fresh for any length of time.
All this changed as a result of the new technological advances in refrigeration in the 19th century. Soon the coastal waters of Africa and the Mediterranean were full of Northern European fishing boats. In the 20th century scientific discoveries made during the Second World War were used for discovering large groups of fish.