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🌱 KNOW PRIMARY · AGES 6–11

FISH &
THE SEA

🎣 From ancient nets to giant ships on the blue!

📖 Topic 08 🐟 Ocean harvest ⏱️ 5 min Read 🧠 Quiz Ready
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ANCIENT
Shore fishers
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NETS
Hooks & boats
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INDUSTRIAL
Sonar & GPS
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CRISIS
Overfishing
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TODAY
Fish farms rise
🐟 FISH AND FISHING: HUNTING THE OCEAN
TOPIC 08 · FOOD & NUTRITION · OCEANS · SEAFOOD
PAGE 1 OF 5, ANCIENT HUNTERS OF THE SEA
OLDEST JOB ON EARTH
PEOPLE AND FISH GO WAY BACK
Long before supermarkets, humans walked shores and waded rivers to catch fish. Archaeologists have found fish bones and hooks from more than 40,000 years ago. Fish gave protein, fat, and brain-friendly nutrients without needing a farm. Every culture near water learned its own tricks: spears, traps, woven nets, and small boats that bobbed on the waves.
⚡ DID YOU KNOW?
Fish live in salty oceans, fresh lakes, and icy Arctic seas. That is why fishing stories show up on every continent with water nearby.
CATCH!
SHORE LIFE
🏖️ Early fishers used tide pools and shallow water because fish were easy to spot there.
🪝 Bone hooks and woven nets let families catch more than bare hands ever could.
FRESH VS SALT
🌊 Ocean fish taste salty because they live in seawater their whole lives.
🐟 River fish like trout live in fresh water and need different cooking tricks.
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