Stew pond explained

A stew pond or stewpond or stew is a fish pond used to store live fish ready for eating.^[1]

In medieval Europe, monasteries often maintained attached stews to supply fish over the winter.

See also

• Ancient Hawaiian aquaculture

References

• Woolrych, Humphry William (1853) A treatise of the law of waters p. 133, T & J W Johnson.

Notes and References

1. Nash, Colin (2011) The History of Aquaculture p. 28–29, John Wiley and Sons. .