Anthreanet is one of the oldest known fishing nets in the world, discovered in 1913 in the Karelian Isthmus in Antrea, in the village of Korpirahti. It is dated 8540 BC. The net was discovered in the fall of 1913 by a farmer Antti Virolainen in Estonia, Finland (now Kamennogorsk, Russia) on his farm Ämmä-Mattila.
When was the first fishing net created?
Anthropologists consider net phishing an early technique, but there is little evidence left because nets are made from degradable organic materials. The earliest known net was discovered in Finland and dates back about 8,000 to 5,000 years. 2018
When was the cast net invented?
Complete cast nets have been found in Egyptian tombs before 1,000 BC. Until around the 2nd century AD, cast nets were made of linen. Linen was then replaced by cotton and until around 1950 synthetic fibers (mainly nylon nets and nylon or polyolefin ropes).
What is the longest fishing net?
Built in 1985, it measures 136.12m x 18.29m and has a total tonnes of 9,499 tons. With a net span of 600m, it can catch and process up to 250 tonnes of fish per day. Similarly, fishing in different parts of the world is banned.
How long is the life of the fishing net?
It takes about 600 to 800 years on average for a ghost fishing net to decompose naturally.
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