by Bo Poulsen, Dave Lyddon and Kurt Vandaele
edited by Eric Venbrux
Amsterdam University Press, 2009
eISBN: 978-90-485-2117-3 | Cloth: 978-90-5260-304-9

ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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 understanding of pre-modern natural resource exploitation and the role of the natural environment in long-term development of the Dutch herring fisheries.