Norfish: Flemish herring fishery, 1386-1790 ...

• Main Author: Nicholls, John
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Data Archive 2020
• Subjects: Biology > Fish; Fisheries > Fish stocks/catches/taggings; Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/494; http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?dasid=7769&doiid=497

NorFish is a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant led by Prof Poul Holm in Trinity College Dublin, focuses on the premise that a 16th century shift in marine fish pricing and supply in conjunction with the Little Ice Age and lowering of sea temperatures not only rise to the North Atlantic Fish Revolution but also forms one of the first documented examples of the disrupting effects of globalisation and climate change. The project examines the role of the Fish Revolution for a range of inter-related aspects of North Atlantic history, with NorFish’s interdisciplinary team drawing on archaeology, history, cartography, geography, and ecology to develop interpretative frameworks that synthesise a broad spectrum of source data to assess the overall objective of the project. NorFish’s interdisciplinary team draws on archaeology, history, cartography, geography, and ecology to assess the objectives of the project. ... : From medieval times and into the early modern period, the port of Oostende (Ostend) was a primary fishing port on the Flemish coast, second only to Nieuwport (Nieuwpoort) in Flanders. The Flemish coastal fisheries produced an industry that was highly developed and influential, reaching markets of the Hanseatic League along the Baltic coast, England and the Mediterranean. This “Golden Age” of Flemish Fisheries Oostende’s fishing effort was interrupted by natural effects such as the silting of its harbour, and numerous human affects such as warfare and political interference. However, due to ingenuity and fortitude of its fishermen, and the application of revolutionary modern techniques for treating caught fish, the industry developed apace. ...