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Roman ship had on-board fish tank

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Hand-operated pump would have kept catch alive during long trips.

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  1. Beltrame, C., Gaddi, D. & Parizzi, S. Int. J. Naut. Archaeol. doi:10.1111/j.1095-9270.2011.00317.x (2011)

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