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 [...]
Tag: Newfoundland
The Scales Fall
This article written by Elizabeth Kolbert published in The New Yorker outlines the story of overfishing in many species, first and foremost it outlines the story of the blue-fin tuna. After the history of the bluef-in is thoroughly and most interestingly outlined she moves into discussing the cod fishery in Newfoundland. She mentions Dean’s book, [...]
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.
