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What is a Whale? Cetacean Value at the Bering Strait, 1848–1900
Bathsheba Demuth looks at the value of whales for indigenous peoples around the Bering Strait.
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When Environmentalists Crossed the Strait: Subsistence Whalers, Hippies, and the Soviets
Ryan Tucker Jones recounts how environmental activist organizations came into conflict with indigenous groups in the Bering Straight.
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Ngarrindjeri Whaling Narratives and Reconciliation at Encounter Bay, South Australia
Adam Paterson and Chris Wilson consider Ngarrindjeri contributions to Southern Australia’s nineteenth-century whaling industry.
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Whales and Whaling in Puget Sound Coast Salish History and Culture
Jonathan Clapperton details the importance of whaling to Puget Sound Coast Salish people (Puget Salish) along the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Paikea: Whale People in the Modern Whaling Era
Billie Lythberg and Wayne Ngata explore what it means to be whale people in the modern whaling period.
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Whale Peoples and Pacific Worlds
Joshua L. Reid concludes that the history of Pacific whaling has undergone a scholarly renaissance.
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Fishing Traditions on the Deatnu (Tana) River
Håvald Hansen of Fanasgieddi in Tana emphasizes that sustaining Sami fishing traditions, local control, and respect for salmon are essential to protecting cultural identity and livelihoods despite legal and environmental challenges.
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From Trench Warfare to Dialogue: Marine Harvest in British Columbia
Marine Harvest communications director Jørgen Christiansen highlights the company’s shift from conflict to collaboration with First Nations, emphasizing transparency, environmental responsibility, and ongoing dialogue to balance aquaculture operations with community and ecological concerns.
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Swimming with the Groundfish
Carmel Finley reflects on her developing interest in fish and fisheries, particularly in postwar fisheries science.
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New Histories of Pacific Whaling – Revised Edition
This volume provides new histories of Pacific whaling from untold perspectives.