Fishing village
A fishing village is a place whose economy has traditionally been shaped by fishing and, as a result, has an above-average proportion of fishermen among its population .
distribution
There were fishing villages on almost all continents (exceptions: Australia and Antarctica ) and the offshore islands (e.g. Japan , Newfoundland ) or peninsulas (e.g. Brittany ); Even the coasts of the mainly vegetarian India are lined with (former) fishing villages. Also on larger rivers (e.g. Rhine , Elbe , Danube , Ebro , Nile , Mekong ) and lakes (e.g. Lake Constance , Lake Baikal , Tonle Sap or Lake Titicaca ) there were and are fishing villages, but most of them are because of each other have turned to other tasks in the face of increasing water pollution.
history
Since the beginning of fishing with traps and / or nets one can speak of fishing villages. As a result of the industrialization of fishing and the general structural change , fishing is no longer the main source of income in many traditional fishing villages. Especially in southern European holiday regions or in Asia etc., the coastal regions are now often shaped by tourism . Due to its positive connotation , the term “fishing village” is mostly retained and is used for advertising and image maintenance.
Examples
- In Germany there are only a few areas where real fishing villages exist (e.g. Ditzum in East Frisia ). The name of many places still points to the former livelihood of their residents (e.g. Fischerhude or Fischerdorf near Deggendorf / Donau).
- Fishing was also a sideline on the island of Gotland . Seasonal and year-round fishing villages have survived there, some of which are under protection.
