Fish Weirs and Traps

Jenkins, J. Geraint

doi:10.1179/043087774798240910

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“…11 Changes in the location of the mean low water mark and saltmarsh cliff in the area around the Ashlett fishery structures, georeferenced onto aerial photography. All mean low-and high-water marks and cliff lines are traced from the 1:10,560/1:10:000 Ordnance Survey maps of 1870, 1898, 1962and 1974 cliff-edge survey is by the authors. The 2013 cliff is traced from the base image.…”

Section: Saltmarsh Morphodynamicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Saxon Fish Weir and Undated Fish Trap Frames Near Ashlett Creek, Hampshire, UK: Static Structures on a Dynamic Foreshore

Cooper

Caira²,

Opdebeeck³

et al. 2017

J Mari Arch

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The remains of a wooden V-shaped fish weir and associated structures have been discovered near Ashlett Creek on the tidal mudflats of Southampton Water in Hampshire, southern Britain. Radiocarbon dating of oak roundwood stakes taken from the main weir structure date it to the middle Saxon period. Clusters of as-yet undated roundwood posts within the catchment area of the weir are interpreted as the frames for fish traps that are assumed to pre-or post-date the operational period of the weir itself. The weir is contemporary with wooden V-shaped fish weirs found elsewhere in southern and central Britain, and also Ireland, but its circular catchment 'pound' remains restricted, in these islands, to the Solent and Severn estuaries: it has a close parallel with another Saxon-era weir on the nearby Isle of Wight. It also shows striking structural similarities with examples in use today in Basse Normandy, on the southern shore of the English Channel. The paper discusses the function and operation of the weir, and places it in its social and historical context. Regressive cartography demonstrates that the structures have become exposed as a result of saltmarsh retreat in this area of Southampton Water since the nineteenth century. The radiocarbon dates returned for the posts demonstrate that this transgression of the marsh must have been preceded by a prolonged period of progradation, which covered and preserved the site; its subsequent re-exposure has negative implications for its survival.

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Section: Saltmarsh Morphodynamicsmentioning

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A Saxon Fish Weir and Undated Fish Trap Frames Near Ashlett Creek, Hampshire, UK: Static Structures on a Dynamic Foreshore

Cooper

Caira²,

Opdebeeck³

et al. 2017

J Mari Arch

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“…O'Sullivan et al 1997: McErlean and O'Sullivan 2002. Modern ethnological studies of the dying tradition of coastal fisheries have also been an important source for understanding the use and maintenance of medieval fish traps, particularly relevant being the 19th and early 20th century estuarine fishing traditions of Ireland, England and Wales (Jenkins 1974;Went 1946;1964 …”

Section: Recent Intertidal Projectsmentioning

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Medieval Fish Traps on the Shannon Estuary, Ireland: Interpreting People, Place and Identity in Estuarine Landscapes

O’Sullivan¹

2005

Journal of Wetland Archaeology

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IntroductionIn recent years, coastal archaeological surveys around Britain, on the Humber, Severn, Essex and Thames estuaries and on the Shannon estuary, in the Republic of Ireland have uncovered a wide range of evidence for prehistoric and historic settlement and economy in estuarine wetlands. Inevitably, most attempts to interpret this archaeological evidence have tended to be dominated by discussions of environmental change, site seasonality and the various different aspects of resource exploitation (hunting and wildfowling, cattle and sheep herding on salt marshes, fishing). Surprisingly, there have been relatively few attempts to try and think about the ways that people would have experienced and perceived these dynamic estuarine seascapes, to recognise that wetlands were more than a source of economic benefit, but were also storehouses of cultural values and traditions. ABSTRACTRecent archaeological surveys on estuaries in Britain and Ireland have uncovered evidence for medieval and post-medieval fish traps, which often exhibit regional characteristics and surprisingly long-term continuities of fishing practices. This perhaps reveals that past fishing communities would have been aware of this 'archaeology of the mudflats' and would have actively used their local knowledge to construct and negotiate their social identities and economic practices.

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“…The apparently simple structure of traps and weirs suggests that they could have been locally invented on a number of occasions. However, the widespread distribution of traps and weirs among fishing communities of the world (Connaway 2007;Hornell 1950:136,153-157;Jenkins 1974) might also imply the possibility of a common origin. McCarthy (1940), for example, argued that traps and weirs entered Australia via Torres Strait with a number of other imports in the Holocene.…”

Section: The Origin Of Traps and Weirsmentioning

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Indigenous fish traps and weirs of Queensland

Rowland

Ulm

2011

QAR

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<p>A Queensland state-wide review of coastal and inland fish traps and weirs is undertaken. More than 179 sites are described. For coastal Queensland, it is demonstrated that traps with multiple pens are common in the Torres Strait and at a limited number of locations in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria. Most traps and weirs south of Torres Strait and the Gulf are isolated structures, with traps in most cases having a single pen. Walls of traps are most often in the shape of an arc and found at points and estuaries and only occasionally on open beaches. Some traps and weirs on the coast were built or used by non-Indigenous people, including South Sea Islanders. Less information could be located on traps and weirs of inland Queensland, which appear to have included many organic traps and weirs. It was found that weirs are common east of the Great Dividing Range, while traps were common to the west. The review draws heavily on unpublished data and reports held by the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management. The use of this information along with published sources, theses, explorer's diaries and ethnographic accounts allows a comprehensive overview of available information. Fish traps in particular are often found in coastal zones subject to development pressure and this work provides a baseline resource to generate discussion about research and management of this significant site type in these zones.</p>

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Fish Weirs and Traps

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A Saxon Fish Weir and Undated Fish Trap Frames Near Ashlett Creek, Hampshire, UK: Static Structures on a Dynamic Foreshore

A Saxon Fish Weir and Undated Fish Trap Frames Near Ashlett Creek, Hampshire, UK: Static Structures on a Dynamic Foreshore

Medieval Fish Traps on the Shannon Estuary, Ireland: Interpreting People, Place and Identity in Estuarine Landscapes

Indigenous fish traps and weirs of Queensland

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