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Norfish: Flemish herring fishery, 1386-1790 Citable as data publication Nicholls, J. 2020. Norfish: Flemish Herring Fishery 1386-1790. Dublin: TCD. https://doi.org/10.14284/494 Contact: Nicholls, John Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description 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. more 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. Scope Themes: Biology > Fish, Fisheries > Fish stocks/catches/taggings Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Archaeology, Catch/effort, Clupeoid fisheries, Fishing effort, Flanders, Herrings, History, Landings, Observation, Oostende, AN, North Atlantic, ANE, Belgium, ANE, North Sea, Belgium, Flanders, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816 Geographical coverage AN, North Atlantic [Marine Regions] ANE, Belgium [Marine Regions] ANE, North Sea [Marine Regions] Belgium, Flanders [Marine Regions] EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations Bounding Box Coordinates: MinLong: 4,2284; MinLat: 51,096 - MaxLong: 4,2284; MaxLat: 51,096 [WGS84] Temporal coverage 1386 - 1790 Taxonomic coverage Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816 [WoRMS] Parameter Occurrence of biota Contributors The University of Dublin, Trinity College; Centre for Environmental Humanities, more, data creator Related datasets Project NorFish: The North atlantic Fish Revolution: An Environmental History of the North Atlantic 1400-1700, more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Data collection Metadatarecord created: 2021-07-05 Information last updated: 2021-07-08 | ||||
