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Bolster, W. Jeffrey.
Subjects
Fisheries -- Canada -- History.
Fisheries -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Fishers -- Canada -- History.
Fishers -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Fishery management -- Canada -- History.
Fishery management -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Overfishing -- History.
Marine biodiversity -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Sailing -- Maritime Provinces -- History.
Sailing -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Atlantic Coast (Canada) -- History.
Atlantic Coast (New England) -- History.
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Bolster, W. Jeffrey.
Fisheries -- Canada -- History.
Fisheries -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Fishers -- Canada -- History.
Fishers -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Fishery management -- Canada -- History.
Fishery management -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Overfishing -- History.
Marine biodiversity -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Sailing -- Maritime Provinces -- History.
Sailing -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Atlantic Coast (Canada) -- History.
Atlantic Coast (New England) -- History.
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The mortal sea : fishing the
Atlantic
in the age of sail / W. Jeffrey Bolster.
by
Bolster, W. Jeffrey.
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c2012.
Call #:
639.2091 B693m
Subjects
Fisheries
--
Canada
--
History
.
Fisheries
--
North
Atlantic
Ocean
--
History
.
Fishers
--
Canada
--
History
.
Fishers
--
North
Atlantic
Ocean
--
History
.
Fishery management
--
Canada
--
History
.
Fishery management
--
North
Atlantic
Ocean
--
History
.
Overfishing
--
History
.
Marine
biodiversity
--
North
Atlantic
Ocean
--
History
.
Sailing
--
Maritime Provinces
--
History
.
Sailing
--
North
Atlantic
Ocean
--
History
.
Atlantic
Coast (Canada)
--
History
.
Atlantic
Coast (New England)
--
History
.
ISBN:
9780674047655
0674047656
Alternate title:
Fishing the
Atlantic
in the age of sail
Description:
xi, 378 p., [20] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-333) and index.
Contents:
Prologue : the historic
ocean
--
Depleted European seas and the discovery of America
--
Plucking the low-hanging fruit
--
The sea serpent and the mackerel jig
--
Making the case for caution
--
Waves in a troubled sea
--
An avalanche of cheap fish
--
Epilogue : changes in the sea.
Summary:
"Since the Viking ascendancy in the Middle Ages, the
Atlantic
has shaped the lives of people who depend upon it for survival. W. Jeffrey Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental
history
of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world. The western
Atlantic
's legendary fishing banks, stretching from Cape Cod to Newfoundland, have attracted fishermen for more than five hundred years. Bolster follows the effects of this siren’s song from its medieval European origins to the advent of industrialized fishing in American waters at the beginning of the twentieth century. Blending
marine
biology, ecological insight, and a remarkable cast of characters, from notable explorers to scientists to an army of unknown fishermen, Bolster tells a story that is both ecological and human: the prelude to an environmental disaster. Over generations, harvesters created a quiet catastrophe as the sea could no longer renew itself"--Provided by publisher.
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