Herring fisheries (IMAGE)

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig – iDiv e. V.

Herring fisheries

Caption

The study shows herring stock itself did shrink markedly in the 16th century, but it did not collapse completely. It was only the combined effect of several factors – environmental change, overfishing, and social change – that brought the profitable fishery to a sudden end.

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The University of Kiel / Schwermer

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