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Dutch Herring : An Environmental History, c. 1600-1860 /

In the seventeenth century, the Dutch herring fisheries in the North Sea were considered the most sophisticated and demanding fishing operation in the world. This is the first study to assess the North Sea herring and herring fisheries over the span of several centuries. It contributes to the unders...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Poulsen, Bo (Autor), Lyddon, Dave (Autor)
Otros Autores: Venbrux, Eric (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2009]
Colección:Close Encounters with the Dutch
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methodology
  • 3. Hypotheses and questions
  • 4. Producers and Production of Salted herring
  • 5. Did fisheries impact herring stocks?
  • 6. Markets, Prices and Consumption. Herring trade in the North Sea and Baltic region
  • 7. Cooperation and communication in the Dutch herring fisheries
  • 8. Reconstructing stock fluctuations of North Sea herring, 1604-1850
  • 9. Fishing strategy and dynamics of movement, 1856-1863
  • 10. Long-term spatial distribution of fisheries, 1600-1892
  • 11. Dynamics of change and the exploitation of North Sea herring stocks
  • English summary
  • Dansk resume
  • Bibliography