Norfish: Spanish and Basque Newfoundland Cod Fishery 1520-1790
Citation
Ivinson, J and Nicholls, J. 2020. Norfish: Spanish and Basque Newfoundland Cod Fishery 1520-1790. Dublin: TCD https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/502 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.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.Additional info
The Spanish data for fishing in Newfoundland in this time period are sparse and severely limited; and quantitative sources are especially rare. Numerous qualitative reports are available based on contemporary observations and reports of fishing undertaken by Spanish fishing crews, as well as several estimates of the scale of this activity made by contemporary observers. Many of these historic estimates and data of fishing in the New World by Spaniards are not presentations of national data but pertain to the fishing effort of sub-national regions: Galicia, Cantabria, Asturias, and in particular the Spanish Basque country, from which the majority of Spanish fishing ventures departed.Taxonomic Coverages
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125732
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Gadus Linnaeus, 1758rank: genus
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126436
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Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758rank: species
Geographic Coverages
AN, North Atlantic
ANE, Spain > station Spanish Basque country
ANW, Canada, Newfoundland > station Newfoundland Coast
ANW, Grand Banks
EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Josh Ivinsonoriginator
The University of Dublin, Trinity College; Centre for Environmental Humanities
John Nicholls
originator
The University of Dublin, Trinity College; Centre for Environmental Humanities
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Josh Ivinson
metadata author
The University of Dublin, Trinity College; Centre for Environmental Humanities
metadata author
Oceans Past Initiative
John Nicholls
administrative point of contact
The University of Dublin, Trinity College; Centre for Environmental Humanities
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