Blast Fishing in the Spermonde Archipelago
The Spermonde Archipelago is home to one of the world’s largest coral reefs. With the introduction of blast fishing methods during Word War II, the coral reef’s biodiversity has been under threat.
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The Sea Empress Oil Spill in Milford Haven
On 15 February 1996, the oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground. Approximately 72,000 tons of crude oil spilled into the Milford Haven waters in Southern Wales, contaminating 200 kilometers of coastline. Swift implementation of environmental regulations, such as temporarily prohibiting mussel harvesting, successfully protected the coastal populations.
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The Work of Wildness: Diversity and Difference in a Southwest Alaskan Salmon Fishery
What is the relationship of diversity to difference? This essay approaches the question through an examination of a wild salmon fishery in southwest Alaska and the industry dynamics through which salmon are reconfigured into changing commodities.
"Valuing Fish in Aotearoa: The Treaty, the Market, and the Intrinsic Value of the Trout"
Martin O’Connor analyses New Zealand fisheries management in Aotearoa in terms of contrasting ethical positions—utilitarian (self-interested, instrumental) rationality, versus an ethic of reciprocal hospitality—so demonstrating how policies can be formulated.
Le Cauchemar de Darwin [Darwin's Nightmare]
Darwin’s Nightmare is a story about people in the North and South, about globalization, and about fish.
Cosmopolitan Trout: The 1883 Fisheries Exhibition and the Global Expansion of Fish Culture
Jackson, Jeremy, “How We Wrecked the Ocean”
A leader in the study of the ecology and evolution of marine organisms, Jeremy Jackson is known for his deep understanding of geological time.
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.
Salmon Cultures: Indigenous Peoples and the Aquaculture Industry
About this issue
In this volume of RCC Perspectives, diverse salmon cultures—from the aquaculture industry and biology, to northern Sami and First Nations—speak about life and work with salmon.
Content
Episode 12: "Industrialization in Subarctic Environments"
Liza Piper talks about the industrialization of Canada’s northwest subarctic region between 1920 and 1960.