"The Secret of Fishing in Guanjingyang" is a book describing the experience of catching large yellow croaker in Guanjingyang, Fujian. It was found in Ningde County, Fujian. Guanjingyang is the name of the sea. It may be the oral experiences of old fishermen and recorded by others.
The book specifically talks about the location of the reefs in the Guanjing Ocean and the movements of fish schools that advance and retreat with the tide in the morning and evening. The first part of the text describes the location, shape, volume and surrounding environment of the 18 reefs in Guanjingyang.
The second part describes how to find fish schools in Guanjing Yangli, and describes the movements of fish schools in the early, late and middle tides. The last part talks about things you should pay attention to when fishing. The content is extremely detailed and it is a fish book of great practical value.
"Ran Xi Zhi" was written by Li Tiaoyuan in the Qing Dynasty. He once served as the academic administrator of Guangdong. This book was written during his tenure in this position and was completed in 1779. More than 90 species of freshwater fish, shellfish, shrimps, crabs, sea animals, turtles, soft-shell turtles, etc. are recorded along the coast of Guangdong. This book is included in "Series Collection".
"Remembering the Sea" describes the aquatic animals and plants along the coast of Shandong. The author was Hao Yixing in the Qing Dynasty. After inspecting the fish resources along the coast of Shandong, he wrote it in 1807 and published it in 1879.
Since the author is an exegesis expert, the book quotes many ancient books for textual research: this book is included in the author's "Hao's Posthumous Letters" and can also be found in the "Agricultural Science Series".
The word "Hai Cuo" originally refers to many seafood products. The book describes 49 species of common commercial fish, invertebrates and seaweeds in Shandong Peninsula, noting their physical characteristics one by one, and identifying their synonyms. This "Record of Haicuo" is the only monograph in ancient Shandong that specializes in identifying marine life and has high scientific value.