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Overfishing, cooling and social change linked to 1570s Baltic herring fishery collapse

A study in Nature Sustainability estimates that catches during the fishery’s 1520–1570 boom exceeded sustainable levels, yet finds no indication that the herring stock itself collapsed.

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Decommissioned fishing boats on shore. By Kiel University / Schwermer

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