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Rioting Townsmen Destroy Abbey’s Salmon Weir in Medieval Scotland
A well-recorded instance of medieval conflict over aquatic resources, in this case the rich salmon fisheries of medieval Scotland, highlights the historic importance of this resource and incidentally documents technical and social elements of its exploitation.
Broadsheet: “Presenting Wild Animals: Two Sea Lions, a White Whale-bear and a Long-tailed Monkey,” June 1754
The graphic reproduction shows the icebear hunt in Greenland, several sailing ships and boats from that time, the long-tailed monkey mentioned in the title, and even a whale in the background.
Cosmopolitan Trout: The 1883 Fisheries Exhibition and the Global Expansion of Fish Culture
Between 1875 and 1925, trout expanded beyond their native haunts to inhabit every corner of the globe. London’s Fisheries Exhibition in 1883 was a catalyst that ignited a transnational fish-culture revolution and turned trout into a cosmopolitan species.
Wild Earth 12, no. 4
Wild Earth 12, no. 4, features an interview with Sylvia Earle on “Our Oceans, Ourselves,” essays on worldwide fishing and consumer conscience, on launching a sea ethic, and the food web complexity in kelp forest ecosystems.
Last Ocean: Paradies am Ende der Welt [The Last Ocean]
This film follows the impacts of fishing on the Ross Sea, a deep bay of Antarctica’s southern ocean.
The Remarkable Ray of Dublin’s Ringsend
On the common stingray and its longstanding place in the diet, health, and lives of people in Ringsend, Ireland.
“Apex Predators: Encounters with Sharks since 1900”
Lunchtime Colloquium at the Rachel Carson Center with Miles Powell.
“A Political Ecology of Desire and Illicit Trade”
Lunchtime Colloquium at the Rachel Carson Center with Jared Margulies.
Of Ghost Nets and the Haunting at Nissum Bredning
This article follows “the Danish Society for a Living Sea” and their engagement with ghost nets and “local haunting dynamics.”