This dataset contains historical data on catch and fishing effort in Limfjord (Denmark) for various species. The data covers the time period 1690-1816.

Citation: B. Poulsen, 'Catch and Effort in the Limfjord Fisheries', in J.H. Nicholls (comp.) HMAP Data Pages (https://oceanspast.org/hmap_db.php)

Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:13

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=hmap_22

Bo Poulsen
Aalborg University; Department of Culture and Global Studies

Oceans Past Initiative
Oceans Past Initiative

Roskilde University; Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change
Roskilde University; Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change

John Nicholls
The University of Dublin, Trinity College

496

occurrence records

taxa

species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	496	100.0%
eventDate	268	54.0%
maximumDepthInMeters	496	100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters	496	100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag	Dropped	Records
NO_DEPTH		496	100.0%

HMAP Dataset 22: Catch and Fishing Effort in the Limfjord Fisheries

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Quality flags

Measurement types

DNA derived data