What drove tuna catches between 1525 and 1756 in southern Europe?

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Ganzedo, U., Zorita, E., Solari. A. P., Chust, G., Del Pino, A. Santana, Polanco, J., Castro, J. J.
• Other Authors: Polanco-Martinez, Josue M., Santana, Angelo, Chust, Guillem, Castro Hernandez, Jose, 27367924300, 6701344406, 7102513712, 6602777359, 56554207500, 27467791100, 7403068298, 2846404, 188672, 3739897, 669860, 707620, 9156159, 4843423
• Language: English
• Published: 1054-3139 2009
• Subjects: 240401 Bioestadística; 3105 Peces y fauna silvestre; Medina; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/47407; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsp050

From 1525 to 1756, catches of tuna in almadrabas (trapnets) fluctuated greatly, but the overall trend was a downwards one. The aim of this study is to assess the potential influence of climatic factors on tuna fishing. We performed time-series analysis of the climate over the years 1525–1756 and det...