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Title	Local knowledge matters : knowledge, technology, and power in Newfoundland cod farming
Author	Calder, Scott C., 1972-
Description	Thesis (M. A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. Sociology
Date	1997
Pagination	vi, 170 leaves
Subject	Atlantic cod; Aquaculture--Social aspects--Newfoundland and Labrador; Power (Social sciences)--Newfoundland and Labrador
Degree	M. A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Sociology
Discipline	Sociology
Language	eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 145-151
Abstract	Aquacultural development is being pursued globally at a rapid rate in response to the depletion of the world's fish stocks through over-fishing. In Newfoundland, drastic declines in cod landings during the 1970s and 1980s through offshore harvesting and processing technology prompted interest in the inshore fishery. This resource crisis also spurred initiatives to develop cod farming during the mid to late 1980s. Early cod farming methods relied on the previously marginalised local knowledge traditions and technologies of inshore fishery workers. However, with the advent of the moratoria on fishing cod along the shores of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1992 and 1993, the trajectory of cod farming development in this province shifted. This shift could exacerbate preexisting inequities in Newfoundland fishing communities and further degrade marine resources- This thesis situates the Newfoundland development of cod farming in the global context of aquacultural development and analyses how the knowledge traditions and technologies developed by Newfoundland cultural groups have shaped cod farming initiatives in the province.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1229787
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(25.12 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Calder_ScottC.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	74459.cpd