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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Bolster, W. Jeffrey.       by title:      The mortal sea : fis...       by call number:      639.2091 B693m     Search the Web     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.       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 639.2091 B693m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 639.2091 B693m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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