Norfish: French North East Atlantic Cod Fishery 1520-1829

Poul Holm; John Nicholls; Bernard Allaire

doi:10.14284/496

Norfish: French North East Atlantic Cod Fishery 1520-1829

Citation

Holm, P., Nicholls, J. and Allaire, B. 2021. Norfish: French North East Atlantic Cod Fishery 1520-1829. Dublin: TCD https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/496 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

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 French cod fishery 'may' be sourced as early as the 12th century when Basques crossed the Atlantic in search of whales. In the 15th century, following the Basques, Bretons and Normans were active off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. By about 1550, Dunkerque fishers became active in the North Sea, catching cod that migrated from the English Channel. (Villamarque 1995, p.9) This dataset focuses on French catches off the coast of Iceland and in the North Sea, but may include catches in the Channel and surrounding waters. Little is known about the 15th and 16th centuries in statistical terms. As per the examples above, some anecdotal evidence is available to verify the activity of a fishery. Data was assembled in tranches based on availability. Several specific periods arise.

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125732

Gadus Linnaeus, 1758
rank: genus

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126436

Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
rank: species

Geographic Coverages

AN, North Atlantic

ANE, France

ANE, Iceland > station Iceland Shelf and Sea

ANE, Iceland Sea > station Iceland Shelf and Sea

ANE, North Sea

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Poul Holm
originator
Roskilde University
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3927-3308

John Nicholls
originator
The University of Dublin, Trinity College; Centre for Environmental Humanities
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6677-2316

Bernard Allaire
originator
The University of Dublin, Trinity College; Centre for Environmental Humanities

John Nicholls
metadata author
The University of Dublin, Trinity College; Centre for Environmental Humanities
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6677-2316

metadata author
Oceans Past Initiative

John Nicholls
administrative point of contact
The University of Dublin, Trinity College; Centre for Environmental Humanities
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6677-2316