A century of sea fisheries in Belgium - Map of the historical fishing areas | [To species-list] |
- Fishing areas
- Fishing areas - zoom
- Belgium - administrative
- Belgium - coast
- North Sea with sandbanks
- Sandbanks in front of the Belgian coastline
| Manual for standardization and geographical delineation of historical fishing grounds in Belgian sea fisheries statistics (1929 - 1999) |
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| Figure 1: Boundaries and names of fishing areas in historical data sources, after standardization. Source: 'HiFiDatabse: A century of Sea Fisheries in Belgium' (VLIZ, 2009). Map: VLIZ | |||
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| Figure 2: Boundaries and names of fishing areas in historical data sources, after standardization. | |||
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| Figure 3: map of the geography and administrative situation of Belgium and its position along the North Sea and neighbouring countries. Source: 'A century of Sea Fisheries in Belgium (VLIZ 2009)'. Map: VLIZ | |||
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| Figure 4: map of the Belgian coast with the coastal (fishing) ports and auctions, including historical fishermen's settlements in Flanders (18th and 19th century) and the ports of Gravelines and Dunkerque in France. The blue line indicates the boundaries of the Belgian part of the North Sea. | |||
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| Figure 5: map of Belgium and neighbouring countries and their position along the North Sea, with an indication of fishing ports and other relevant locations. The sandbanks and shoals (yellow) and gullies (orange) in the North Sea, important for Belgian fishermen, are indicated. | |||
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| Figure 6: map of the Belgian coast and its position along the North Sea and neighbouring countries, with an indication of fishing ports and other relevant locations. The system of sandbanks (yellow) and gullies (orange) in front of the Flemish coastline is indicated. | |||
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