Description
| Product ID: | 9780295748290 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Herring and People of the North Pacific |
| Title: | Herring and People of the North Pacific |
| Subtitle: | Sustaining a Keystone Species |
| Authors: | Author: Madonna L. Moss, Thomas F. Thornton |
| Page Count: | 276 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, Social and cultural history, Indigenous peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, Coastlines, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Local history, Social & cultural history, Indigenous peoples, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions, The Earth: natural history general, Local history, Western & Pacific Coast states |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A unique look at Indigenous knowledge, fisheries management, and marine ecologyHerring 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. A unique look at Indigenous knowledge, fisheries management, and marine ecology |
| Imprint Name: | University of Washington Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of Washington Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-01-31 |
