What is Fishmonger?
{{redlinks|date=April 2020}} [[File:Fish on the Quay, Aberaeron - geograph.org.uk - 1625065.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Contemporary fishmonger [[Fillet (cut)|filleting]] a fish]] A '''fishmonger''' is someone who sells [[fish]] and [[seafood]]. Fishmongers can be [[wholesale|wholesalers]] or [[retail|retailers]]. In many places there are fewer fishmongers than there used to be. Supermarkets have often replaced independent seafood sellers. Female fishmongers used to have a separate name, '''[[fishwife]]'''. __TOC__ {{clear}} ==Worshipful Company of Fishmongers== [[File:Bartolomeo Passarotti - The fish stall.jpg|thumb|left|A 16th fishmongers stall. [[Bartolomeo Passarotti]]]] The fishmongers [[guild]] was started in the [[City of London]] by a Royal Charter from [[Edward I]] soon after he became king in 1272. Guild members could not have foreign partners. Selling fish was tightly controlled to make sure it was fresh and to keep profits low. However, the guild grew rich. After Edward's victory over the Scots, they put on a great show, including one thousand mounted knights.<ref name=CFH>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wbguAAAAMAAJ|title=Walks and talks about London|author=John Timbs|chapter=Curiosities of the Fishmongers' Hall|publisher=Lockwood|year=1865}}</ref> While [[Edward II]] was king, the fishmongers lost political power. Parliament made a rule that a fishmonger could not become [[mayor]] of the city. This rule was soon canceled, though. The fishmongers guild became richer so that while [[Edward III]] was king the guild could give £40 to the war against the French. This was a large amount of money at that time.<ref name=CFH/> The guild was then reformed as the ''Mystery of the Fishmongers of London''. They were the only ones allowed to advertise or sell fish. They also regulated catching fish in the [[Thames]]. The river had many fish such as [[salmon]] at that time.<ref name=CFH/> The guild still continues today as one of the [[Great Twelve City Livery Companies]]. == Fishmongers in cul