The mortal sea : fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail / W. Jeffrey Bolster.
by
Bolster, W. Jeffrey.
ISBN
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9780674067219
Title
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The mortal sea : fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail / W. Jeffrey Bolster.
Author
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Bolster, W. Jeffrey.
Personal Author
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Bolster, W. Jeffrey.
Publication Information
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Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, ©2012.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xi, 378 pages, [20] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Contents
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Prologue : the historic ocean -- Depleted European seas and the discovery of America -- Plucking the low-hanging fruit -- The sea serpent and the mackerel jig -- Making the case for caution -- Waves in a troubled sea -- An avalanche of cheap fish -- Epilogue : changes in the sea.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject Term
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Fisheries -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Fishers -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Fishery management -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
Marine biodiversity -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Fisheries & Aquaculture.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Fisheries. (OCoLC)fst00926051
Fishers. (OCoLC)fst00926174
Fishery management. (OCoLC)fst00926228
Marine biodiversity. (OCoLC)fst01430715
Geographic Term
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Atlantic Coast (New England) -- History.
Atlantic Coast (Canada) -- History.
Canada -- Atlantic Coast. (OCoLC)fst01240705
New England -- Atlantic Coast. (OCoLC)fst01896729
North Atlantic Ocean. (OCoLC)fst01242477
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2012
Publication Information
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Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, ©2012.
| Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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| 639.2091631 23 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |