Medieval Baltic Herring Collapse Reveals the Hidden Social Roots of Fishery

Medieval Baltic herring collapse reveals the hidden social roots of fishery

A 450-year reconstruction of the medieval Baltic herring fishery shows that its collapse around 1570 resulted from the interplay of climate cooling, overfishing and socioeconomic pressures rather than a simple stock crash.

Historic Fishery Collapse Holds Lessons for the Present

A 450-year reconstruction of the Baltic's Sound herring fishery shows its sudden 16th-century collapse was driven by climate, overfishing and social change together.