The mortal sea fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail

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ISBN: 0674047656
ISBN: 9780674047655
ISBN: 0674067215 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780674067219 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 378 p., [20] p. of plates) : ill., maps.
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Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c2012.

General Note:	CatBulkString:jan.03.13 Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-333) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue : the historic ocean -- Depleted European seas and the discovery of America -- Plucking the low-hanging fruit -- The sea serpent and the mackerel jig -- Making the case for caution -- Waves in a troubled sea -- An avalanche of cheap fish -- Epilogue : changes in the sea.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.