Medieval History
The dusky grouper has been a popular target for Mediterranean fishermen since prehistoric times ? their bones have been found in human settlements dating back more than 100,000 years. It?s a slow growing, flavourful and, with the advent of modern sport fishing, endangered species.
In an effort to reverse the decline of multiple species, including groupers, a number of no-take marine reserves have been established across the Mediterranean. But it?s proven difficult to evaluate the success of these protected areas precisely because humans have had an impact on the species for so long. Ideally, reserve biologists would compare modern fish to groupers hundreds or thousands of years ago, before the advent of large-scale commercial fishing.
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Medieval History
Researchers look to ancient art to study Mediterranean Fish
The dusky grouper has been a popular target for Mediterranean fishermen since prehistoric times ? their bones have been found in human settlements dating back more than 100,000 years. It?s a slow growing, flavourful and, with the advent of modern sport fishing, endangered species.
In an effort to reverse the decline of multiple species, including groupers, a number of no-take marine reserves have been established across the Mediterranean. But it?s proven difficult to evaluate the success of these protected areas precisely because humans have had an impact on the species for so long. Ideally, reserve biologists would compare modern fish to groupers hundreds or thousands of years ago, before the advent of large-scale commercial fishing.
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Rocks carved into ancient stone arrowheads or into lethal tools for hurling spears suggest humans innovated relatively advanced weapons much earlier than thought, researchers in South Africa say. The researchers' finds, partially exposed by a coastal...
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Wooden fish traps said to be some 9,000 years old have been found in the Baltic Sea off Sweden, possibly the oldest such traps in existence. Marine archaeologists from Stockholm's Sodertorn University found finger-thick hazel rods grouped on...
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