This fisheries dataset from Newfoundland includes data on fisheries statistics, cod catches, fishing effort and the Newfoundland settlement. The data covers the time period 1698-1833.

Citation: M. Haines, ed. 'Newfoundland, 1698-1833' in J.H Nicholls (comp.) HMAP Data Pages (https://oceanspast.org/hmap_db.php)

Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:12

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=hmap_05

Michael Haines
University of Hull; Maritime Historical Studies Centre

Oceans Past Initiative
Oceans Past Initiative

University of Hull; Maritime Historical Studies Centre
University of Hull; Maritime Historical Studies Centre

John Nicholls
The University of Dublin, Trinity College

2,739

occurrence records

taxa

species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	2,739	100.0%
eventDate	703	25.7%
maximumDepthInMeters	2,739	100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters	2,739	100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag	Dropped	Records
NO_DEPTH		2,739	100.0%
ON_LAND		1,100	40.2%

HMAP Dataset 05: Newfoundland, 1698-1833

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Quality flags

Measurement types

DNA derived data