Change in Atlantic cod migrations and adaptability of early land-based fishers to severe climate variation in the North Atlantic
ABSTRACT We use biochemical, biological, archaeological, and historical analysis to examine relationships between Atlantic cod migration, sea temperature, and shifts in the distribution and occupancy of historical fishing sites in Iceland during the last millennium. Results support the hypothesis th...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/qua.2018.147 2024-03-03T08:42:25+00:00 Change in Atlantic cod migrations and adaptability of early land-based fishers to severe climate variation in the North Atlantic Edvardsson, Ragnar Patterson, William P. Bárðarson, Hlynur Timsic, Sandra Ólafsdóttir, Guðbjörg Ásta 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qua.2018.147 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589418001473 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Quaternary Research volume 108, page 81-91 ISSN 0033-5894 1096-0287 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Earth-Surface Processes Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) journal-article 2019 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2018.147 2024-02-08T08:38:29Z ABSTRACT We use biochemical, biological, archaeological, and historical analysis to examine relationships between Atlantic cod migration, sea temperature, and shifts in the distribution and occupancy of historical fishing sites in Iceland during the last millennium. Results support the hypothesis that the cooling climate of the North Atlantic during the period commonly referred to as the Little Ice Age coincided with changes in Atlantic cod migration patterns. Historical analysis shows a concomitant increase in reports of worsening Atlantic cod fishing and a severe decrease in domestic fishing, particularly in north Iceland. We conclude that Atlantic cod fisheries in Iceland originally thrived because of the proximity to cod migration routes. However, despite the mobility of local fishers, fluctuations in fish migrations, coupled with a harsher climate and increased competition for fishing grounds, resulted in a stagnation that lasted until the eventual modernization of the fishery in the mid-nineteenth century. Article in Journal/Newspaper atlantic cod Iceland North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Quaternary Research 1 11 |
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General Earth and Planetary Sciences Earth-Surface Processes Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Edvardsson, Ragnar Patterson, William P. Bárðarson, Hlynur Timsic, Sandra Ólafsdóttir, Guðbjörg Ásta Change in Atlantic cod migrations and adaptability of early land-based fishers to severe climate variation in the North Atlantic |
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ABSTRACT We use biochemical, biological, archaeological, and historical analysis to examine relationships between Atlantic cod migration, sea temperature, and shifts in the distribution and occupancy of historical fishing sites in Iceland during the last millennium. Results support the hypothesis that the cooling climate of the North Atlantic during the period commonly referred to as the Little Ice Age coincided with changes in Atlantic cod migration patterns. Historical analysis shows a concomitant increase in reports of worsening Atlantic cod fishing and a severe decrease in domestic fishing, particularly in north Iceland. We conclude that Atlantic cod fisheries in Iceland originally thrived because of the proximity to cod migration routes. However, despite the mobility of local fishers, fluctuations in fish migrations, coupled with a harsher climate and increased competition for fishing grounds, resulted in a stagnation that lasted until the eventual modernization of the fishery in the mid-nineteenth century. |
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Edvardsson, Ragnar Patterson, William P. Bárðarson, Hlynur Timsic, Sandra Ólafsdóttir, Guðbjörg Ásta |
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Edvardsson, Ragnar Patterson, William P. Bárðarson, Hlynur Timsic, Sandra Ólafsdóttir, Guðbjörg Ásta |
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Change in Atlantic cod migrations and adaptability of early land-based fishers to severe climate variation in the North Atlantic |
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Change in Atlantic cod migrations and adaptability of early land-based fishers to severe climate variation in the North Atlantic |
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Change in Atlantic cod migrations and adaptability of early land-based fishers to severe climate variation in the North Atlantic |
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Change in Atlantic cod migrations and adaptability of early land-based fishers to severe climate variation in the North Atlantic |
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Change in Atlantic cod migrations and adaptability of early land-based fishers to severe climate variation in the North Atlantic |
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change in atlantic cod migrations and adaptability of early land-based fishers to severe climate variation in the north atlantic |
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