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Herring and People of the North Pacific : Sustaining a Keystone Species /

"Herring (Clupea pallasii) is vital to the productivity and health of marine systems, and socio-ecologically is the most important fish species in the northern hemisphere, where it is valued for its oil, bait, eggs, and sac roe. This comprehensive case study traces the development of fisheries...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Thornton, Thomas F. (Autor), Moss, Madonna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Herring as a foundation, keystone, and bellwether species
  • The life cycleand ecology of Pacific herring
  • Herring in the archaeological record
  • Herring cultivation among the Tlingit and Haida
  • Reframing sustainability in marine ecosystems in Southeast Alaska
  • Requiem or revitalization for herring?
  • Appendix A. List of consultants
  • Appendix B. Timeline of commercial herring fisheries in Southeast Alaska.