Elucidating historical fisheries’ networks in the Iberian Peninsula using stable isotopes

Laura Llorente-Rodríguez*, Oliver E. Craig, André Carlo Colonese, Matthew von Tersch, Eufrasia Roselló-Izquierdo, Eduardo González Gómez de Agüero, Carlos Fernández-Rodríguez, Juan Antonio Quirós-Castillo, Begoña López-Arias, Ricard Marlasca-Martín, James Nottingham, Arturo Morales Muñiz

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Abstract

Processed fish is known to have been systematically traded in Europe since the Early Middle Ages to meet increasing demand of incipient markets and religious precepts, yet specific details regarding the supply of different fish in Southern Europe is often missing. Here, we address this gap through an integrated approach involving bone metrics and stable isotopic analysis of archaeological European hake (Merluccius merluccius, Merluccidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. The results offer new insights regarding historical fisheries production systems, including the regions exploited and commercial routes, whilst also revealing biological differences between archaeological and present-day hake populations in the North-east Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. This research highlights the fruitful result of combining ichthyoarchaeological and historical data for tracking down the origin and development of historical fisheries in south-western Europe and their bearing on modern fisheries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)862-873
Number of pages12
JournalFish and Fisheries
Volume23
Issue number4
Early online date18 Mar 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2022

Keywords

  • bone metrics
  • European hake
  • historical fisheries
  • Iberian peninsula
  • ichthyoarchaeology
  • stable isotopes

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