Name: HMAP Dataset 05: Newfoundland, 1698-1833
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

URL

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

Archive

https://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/archive.do?r=hmap_05

Contacts

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

total submitted occurrences

2,739

accepted occurrences

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