Fisheries of the North Pacific
Fisheries of the North Pacific

Author: Robert J. Browning

Publisher: Edmonds, Wash. : Alaska Northwest Pub.

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13:

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A guide to the history of the fisheries, the biology of the species, the vessels of the fisheries, assembly of gear, fishing methods, the handling of the catch at sea and ashore and the processing of fishery products.

Herring and People of the North Pacific
Herring and People of the North Pacific

Author: Thomas F. Thornton

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2021-01-31

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 0295748303

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Herring are vital to the productivity and health of marine systems, and socio-ecologically Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is one of the most important fish species in the Northern Hemisphere. Human dependence on herring has evolved for millennia through interactions with key spawning areas—but humans have also significantly impacted the species’ distribution and abundance. Combining ethnological, historical, archaeological, and political perspectives with comparative reference to other North Pacific cultures, Herring and People of the North Pacific traces fishery development in Southeast Alaska from precontact Indigenous relationships with herring to postcontact focus on herring products. Revealing new findings about current herring stocks as well as the fish’s significance to the conservation of intraspecies biodiversity, the book explores the role of traditional local knowledge, in combination with archeological, historical, and biological data, in both understanding marine ecology and restoring herring to their former abundance.

The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries
The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries

Author: Madonna L. Moss

Publisher: University of Alaska Press

Published: 2011-11-15

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1602231478

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For thousands of years, fisheries were crucial to the sustenance of the First Peoples of the Pacific Coast. Yet human impact has left us with a woefully incomplete understanding of their histories prior to the industrial era. Covering Alaska, British Columbia, and Puget Sound, The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries illustrates how the archaeological record reveals new information about ancient ways of life and the histories of key species. Individual chapters cover salmon, as well as a number of lesser-known species abundant in archaeological sites, including pacific cod, herring, rockfish, eulachon, and hake. In turn, this ecological history informs suggestions for sustainable fishing in today’s rapidly changing environment.

First Fish, First People
First Fish, First People

Author: Judith Roche

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780774806862

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This collection brings together writers from two continents and four countries whose traditional cultures are based on Pacific wild salmon. 72 duotone photos. Line drawings. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout
The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout

Author: Thomas P. Quinn

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0774842431

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The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout explains the patterns of mate choice, the competition for nest sites, and the fate of the salmon after their death. It describes the lives of offspring during the months they spend incubating in gravel, growing in fresh water, and migrating out to sea to mature. This thorough, up-to-date survey should be on the shelf of everyone with a professional or personal interest in Pacific salmon and trout. Written in a technically accurate but engaging style, it will appeal to a wide range of readers, including students, anglers, biologists, conservationists, legislators, and armchair naturalists.