England’s Icelandic fishery in the Early Modern period

The chapter examines the growth and decline of England's cod and ling fishery off Iceland from c.1500-1700. It examines the reasons for the success and failure of the fishery. The chapter also considers how the fishery was prosecuted.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, E T
Other Authors: Starkey, David, Ramster, John, Reid, Christopher
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Chatham Publishing 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1983/600
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/773053e0-9154-437f-95ce-487998266c92
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/files/3000424/IcelandicFishery2006.pdf
Description
Summary:The chapter examines the growth and decline of England's cod and ling fishery off Iceland from c.1500-1700. It examines the reasons for the success and failure of the fishery. The chapter also considers how the fishery was prosecuted.