The fishing out put of the Gulf of Cadiz tuna nets (1525-1763)

Authors

  • Luis Urteaga Universidad de Barcelona.
  • Ignacio Muro Universidad de Barcelona.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/egeogr.1993.i211.323

Keywords:

Fishing, Tuna nets, Gulf of Cadiz fisheries, Bluefin tuna, Fishery statistics, Catches fluctuations

Abstract


The tuna nets of the Gulf of Cadiz were the support for one of the most important fisheries in preindustrial Europe. The literature describes the fishing methods and the localization of the tuna nets, but does not provide quantitative evidence oftheir output. On the basis of a historical record of the bluefin tuna catches, collected in the XVIIIth century by the house of Medina Sidonia, we have estimated a series offishing production for the period 1525-1763. Such series shows the secular trend and the cyclical tluctuations ofthe bluefin tuna fishery.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

1993-06-30

How to Cite

Urteaga, L. ., & Muro, I. . (1993). The fishing out put of the Gulf of Cadiz tuna nets (1525-1763). Estudios Geográficos, 54(211), 323–353. https://doi.org/10.3989/egeogr.1993.i211.323

Issue

Section

Articles