Dutch Herring

Dutch Herring
Author: Bo Poulsen
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2008
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9052603049

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.

The Provident Sea

The Provident Sea
Author: D. H. Cushing
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1988-09-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0521257271

Based on original scientific material, this study traces the history of fish stock management (including whales and seals) up to recent times when problems of over-exploitation have had dramatic effects upon stocks.

The English dialect dictionary

The English dialect dictionary
Author: Joseph Wright
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Total Pages: 440
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN: 5518930976

The English dialect dictionary, being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years. Volume 6. Supplement, A-Y.