Shore Fish

Shore Fish are fish and a food source in Age of Empires, Age of Empires II and Age of Empires IV. Unlike most other fish, Shore Fish can be gathered by Villagers without the need of Fishing Ships as they only appear in direct proximity to shores.

Age of Empires

Shore Fish
Animal
Introduced in	Age of Empires
Maximum food	250
Recommended no. of gatherers	1

Shore Fish in Age of Empires are found at shores and can be gathered by both Fishing Boats and Villagers. They yield 200 food (250 food before Return of Rome).

Age of Empires II

Shore Fish
Animal
Introduced in	Age of Empires II
Maximum food	200
Recommended no. of gatherers	1

Shore Fish in Age of Empires II are not only found in bigger bodies of water and ocean shores, but also in small ponds of even landlocked maps like Cenotes and Ghost Lake, meaning they feature on almost any map. As opposed to their appearance in Age of Empires, they only yield 200 food, making them the least valuable fish species there is in the entire Age of Empires series (tied with Perches and Box Turtles). The latter was introduced in Rise of the Rajas and is identical in every aspect to the Shore Fish other than appearance.

Fishing Ships gather Shore Fish at a lower rate than deep water fish (which encompass all fish species other than Shore Fish and Box Turtles). On the contrary, Villagers collect from them faster than any other source of food.

Gallery

Villagers fishing

A small strip of land with lots of Shore Fish

Age of Empires IV

Shoreline Fish
Animal
Introduced in	Age of Empires IV
Maximum food	500
Recommended no. of gatherers	1

Shoreline Fish in Age of Empires IV are present on any map containing a body of water, including rivers. They yield 500 food and can be gathered by both Fishing Boats and Villagers, although latter gather at a faster rate. Byzantine Fishing Boats also generate +20% olive oil when gathering food from Shoreline Fish, while Byzantine Villagers generate +10%.

Gallery

Villager and Fishing Boat gathering from shoreline fish

Trivia

• The in-game appearance of Shore Fish in Age of Empires and Age of Empires II resembles a type of Mackerel.

Shore Fish in Age of Empires III

• In Age of Empires III, Shore Fish are only available in mods. The picture to the right shows Shore Fish in the King's Return mod that technically reintroduces a sort of shore fishing.
• Originally, worker units in Age of Mythology were able to fish. The feature was dropped, most likely due to issues of how far away fishing spots spawned in random maps, and due to the fish's large obstruction radius.
  • Settlers were also allowed to fish in Age of Empires III but the feature was also removed, for unknown reasons.

Animals in Age of Empires IV
Herdable animals	Herdable Sheep · Cattle (Malians only)
Timid huntables	Huntable Deer
Aggressive huntables	Huntable Boar
Wild animals	Wolf
Fish	Deep Water Fish · Shoreline Fish
Cut animals	Bear · Crocodile · Fox · Zebra