Dr. Bavington’s book discusses the once extremely successful commercial cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. After the cod industry collapsed in 1992- causing the largest single day lay-off in Canadian history and detrimental ecological damage- many pointed to errors in fish stock management and careless harvesting by fishermen as the culprits. The aim of Bavington’s [...]
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Suggestions for Atlantic Canadian Environmental History
Hello fellow Atlantic Canadian Environmental Historians, I would like to introduce to everyone my research interests and suggestions for linking Atlantic Canadian Environmental History with larger Envuironmental Histories. My special interest is in understanding the history of managerial interventions into human and natural resources.
