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- The Horusicky rybnik fish harvest brings out people from the community to watch – November 2013
I was introduced to the system of Czech fish farming by my friend and now brother-in-law, lucky me, Thomas. At first, the idea did not seem to be very visually interesting but I so wrong. I was an amazing visual spectacle, combining modern fishing with a strong connection to the past. This sustainable aquaculture actually drains the whole lake or pond leaving a football sized area of open water for the fish to congregate. The fisherman then seine net the harvest. The fish go live into tanks and then are sold directly to the consumer. Remarkable. Harvested time is November. Pond harvest rotation is every, one, two or three years.
With its 460 fishponds, the Trebon Region is the largest centre of fish farming in the Czech Republic. The tradition of fish farming dates back to the 14th century, when the first fishponds were founded here. Originally, constructed to control flooding, Trebon’s fish farming tradition experienced its golden age during the 16th century, when the Trebon domain was ruled by the powerful Rozmberk family. Today, Trebon fish farming boasts the fine-quality Trebon-carp, the popularity of which extends beyond the boundaries of the Czech Republic.
The producer of Trebon Carp is the Fishery Trebon Company which is the largest producer of freshwater fish in the Czech Republic.
Its annual production is around 3 000 tons of fish, and carp account for 95 % of that production.
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- The symbol of the town of Trebon – November 2013
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- The harvest brings out the community to watch – November 2013
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- There is a big fish harvesting crew needed to wrangle all the fish into the seine net – November 2013
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- Using boats to seine harvest the fish from Horusicky rybnik – November 2013
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- The fish are sorted into type and size – November 2013
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- They use dip nets to catch the fish and then they are quickly put into large tanks – November 2013
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- Food trucks and drinks are sold to the people who come out to witness the harvest – November 2013
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- Carp prepared and ready to cook … delicious! – November 2013
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- In the town of Trebon, the live fish are sold from tanks – November 2013
