Mortal Sea Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail

Name: Mortal Sea Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail
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ISBN: 9780674283961

ISBN-10: 0674283961

ISBN-13: 9780674283961

Edition: 2014

Authors: W. Jeffrey Bolster

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Since the Viking ascendancy in the Middle Ages, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend upon it for survival. And just as surely, people have shaped the Atlantic. In his innovative account of this interdependency, 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.While overfishing is often thought of as a contemporary problem, Bolster reveals that humans were transforming the sea long before factory trawlers turned fishing from a handliner's art into an industrial enterprise. The western Atlantic's legendary fishing banks, stretching from Cape Cod to…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 5/5/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.04" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English