David Starkey
Editor
A History of the North Atlantic Fisheries. Vol 1: From Early Times to the mid-Nineteenth Century
Contributors
Jón Th. Thór
Editor
Ingo Heidbrink
Editor
Abstract
The fisheries have had a profound influence on the development of human societies in the North Atlantic region. Assuming countless forms over the ages, fishing activity has ranged across the vast expanse of an ocean that comprises a myriad of complex, dynamic and fragile ecosystems. In these diverse waters, an array of species has sustained the subsistence fishing of indigenous populations, the labour-intensive fisheries of medieval and early modern societies, and the highly capitalised industries of the contemporary world.
Amidst this diversity, several common themes can be discerned. The fisheries have contributed significantly to human dietary requirements, generated income for those engaged in the catching, processing and marketing of fish products, and encouraged fishers – and their techniques, beliefs and cultures – to migrate to new lands in search of better catches and markets.
Written by experts in the field, this book explores such themes to provide a pioneering region-wide appraisal of the scale, character and significance of the North Atlantic fisheries down to the mid-nineteenth century.
Citation
Starkey, D., Thór, J. T., & Heidbrink, I. (Eds.). (2009). A History of the North Atlantic Fisheries. Vol 1: From Early Times to the mid-Nineteenth Century. Bremen: Hauschild Verlag
Book Type | Edited Book |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
Publisher | Hauschild Verlag |
Series Title | Deutsche Maritime Studien/German Maritime Studies |
Series Number | 6 |
ISBN | 978-3-89757-432-8 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/396308 |
Contract Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
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