Swimming with the Groundfish
Carmel Finley reflects on her developing interest in fish and fisheries, particularly in postwar fisheries science.
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A Mi´gmaq Perspectives on Wild Salmon Management and the Salmon Farming Industry
A long struggle on the part of the Mi’gmaq community of Listuguj to continue fishing, despite arrests and financial pressures, has cleared the way for the resurgent power of Mi’gmaq law to govern the fishery, and to face the salmon aquaculture industry with confidence.
A Mi’gmaq Perspective on Wild Salmon Management and the Salmon Farming Industry
Fred and Isaac Metallic of the Mi’kmaq community emphasize Indigenous knowledge, treaty rights, and sustainable fisheries management as vital to protecting salmon, cultural heritage, and self-governance despite ongoing challenges.
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.
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.
Miawpukek Mi’gmaq Experience with Salmon Farming and Wild Atlantic Salmon Management
Hinks highlights the Miawpukek First Nation in Newfoundland for its leadership in Atlantic salmon conservation and self-managed fisheries, while warning that expanding finfish aquaculture threatens traditional harvests, ecosystems, and Indigenous food security.
A Place Called Tana
Bjarne Johansen advocates for the restoration of coastal Sami fishing rights and stricter limits on river and salmon farming practices to protect wild salmon, cultural traditions, and fjord communities from environmental and regulatory harm.
Interview with Daniel Macfarlane, author of Natural Allies: Environment, Energy, and the History of US–Canada Relations
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Daniel Macfarlane is interviewed on his recent book, Natural Allies: Environment, Energy, and the History of US–Canada Relations.
“Fishing for Sharks”
In this Springs article, Miles Powell discusses the history of shark fishing and the impact it had on shark populations as well as how these practices have evolved to this day.
Dispatches from the South China Sea Navigating to Common Ground
A book by James Borton on overfishing, illegal and unregulated fishing, coral reef destruction and reclamations, and, eventually, on ways of preserving our oceans.