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Project FisHistory
@projectfishistory.bsky.social
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Combining historical, local & scientific knowledge on herring:
• Spawning grounds
• Long-term change
• Importance

Cyfuno gwybodaeth hanesyddol, lleol a gwyddonol am benwaig:
• Silfeydd
• Newidiadau tymor hir
• Pwysigrwydd

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leafyhistory.bsky.social
The book is really interesting! From my history of nature perspective there's an account of the fishes caught at Scarborough 🎣, the herrings of Yarmouth ⛵(@projectfishistory.bsky.social), and a fun description of the lions of the Tower of London 🦁 (who were sent by the Emperor of Morocco of course)!
'The town is wall'd and moated round, except where it joins to the castle or the sea. The castle is of a vast extent, and stands on a lofty promontory, which runs far back into the sea. There are computed to be upwards of two hundred sail of ships belonging to this place, emplloy'd in different branches of trade; the fishery upon this coast being very considerable; particularly the herring, turbet, ling, cod-fish, haddock, fluke, whiting, mackrel, and lobsters, great quantities of which are sent every season to London'
October 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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jangeerthiddink.bsky.social
We're using a very wide range of sources to patch together maps of where and when herring used to spawn.
September 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
projectfishistory.bsky.social
On it!
July 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
projectfishistory.bsky.social
That's great, thanks Daryll!!!
June 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM