Fagan, Brian M.
Summary: Humanity's last major source of food from the wild, and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization In this history of fishing-not as sport but as sustenance-archaeologist and best-selling author Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization. It sustainably provided enough food to allow cities, nations, and empires to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2017
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Summary: Discusses how the great fish, such as marlin, bluefin tuna, and swordfish, are now threatened by destructive and sometimes illegal fishing, inept fishery management practices, and changes in ocean's ecology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012