Fishing at the Edge of Existence: Shetland, Faroes, Iceland, c. 1540-1790

John Nicholls, Poul Holm

In the sixteenth century, fisheries expanded in the Northwest Atlantic due to the discovery of large cod stocks off the coast of Newfoundland and on the Grand Banks. The catches flooded a market that was traditionally served by Northeast Atlantic fisheries off Norway, Iceland, the Faroes, and the Shetland Islands. This paper addresses the question: How did the fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic fare during the rise of the Northwest?

Cite this article:

Holm, Poul, and John Nicholls. “Fishing at the Edge of Existence: Shetland, Faroes, Iceland, c. 1540-1790.” Northern Studies 52 (2021).

Categories of this resource

Cod, Consumption of Marine Life, Drivers of Exploitation, Early Modern Period, Fishing, Herring, John Nicholls, Knowing the Ocean, Northeast Atlantic, Northwest Atlantic, Poul Holm, Regional and Global Overviews, Scientific Paper, Written sources

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