Norfish Norway Cod Fishery 1520–1791

Norway’s engagement with cod fishing has dated back to at least the Viking Age. Cod has been an important resource and a vital source of sustenance for the local population for centuries. Based on the stable isotope analysis technique, cod bones dating back to medieval times have been recovered at sites that were populated during this time; the configuration of these bones, with heads removed, strongly infers that advanced processing involving salting and/or drying took place well before the early modern period in Norway

挪威开展鳕鱼捕捞的历史至少可追溯至维京时代。数个世纪以来，鳕鱼一直是当地民众赖以生存的重要资源与核心食物来源。借助稳定同位素分析技术，考古人员已在中世纪时期的人类定居遗址中发掘出对应年代的鳕鱼骨骼；这些骨骼均被去除头部，这一特征有力表明，早在近代早期之前，挪威就已存在涉及盐渍或（和）干燥处理的先进鳕鱼加工工艺。