Review article
Fisheries in legislation on the territory of the Republic of Croatia from the 18th century to the first half of the 20th century
Petar Džaja
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mia Ćurković
Krešimir Severin
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Magdalena Palić
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Emil Gjurčević
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Fishing was mentioned in the 17th century in terms of determining the right to fish with certain fishing gear and in certain places, as well as penalties for violators of these provisions. Anyone who obstructed fishing in approved places in 1660 was punished with 5 years of rowing on a galley, chained by the legs. In 1617 the sentence for the same crime was reduced to three years, whilst in 1632 the punishment for disobeying the ruler was the death penalty. In the same year, 1632, whoever caught sardines using sardine nets, that were not allowed in the area of Hvar, paid a fine of 100 ducats, in addition to serving on a galley chained by the legs. In Varaždin, the price was determined for certain types of fish in 1710, 1612, 1629, and 1660. In the 18th century, the fishing business developed in Rovinj, and an agreement on tuna fishing was described in 1707. In
that century high penalties were also prescribed for those who fished in the wrong place, as well as those who used prohibited means for fishing. In 1718, the introduction of a tax was proposed on the amount of fish caught and not a tax on the carrying capacity of the boat. In 1756 in the area of Hvar, sardine nets had to be handed over to the duke, while in 1762 reports from Dubrovnik stated that there was a small amount of fish in Dubrovnik, not because of the limited number of fish, but because of the lack of fishing equipment. The General Society for the Protection of Hunting and Fisheries was founded in Zagreb in 1881. The first Croatian General Hunting and Fishing Society was registered on June 30th, 1891. In the same year, the society became a member of the Central Society of Vienna. Since 1895 it has not been permitted to carry, keep or
ship fish tied on string.
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Publication date:
12.9.2021.
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