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Fishing Lessons : Artisanal Fisheries and the Future of Our Oceans, Hardback Book

Fishing Lessons : Artisanal Fisheries and the Future of Our Oceans Hardback

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Fish bones in the caves of East Timor reveal that humans have systematically fished the seas for at least 42,000 years.

But in recent centuries, our ancient, vital relationship with the oceans has changed faster than the tides.

As boats and fishing technology have evolved, traditional fishermen have been challenged both at sea and in the marketplace by large-scale fishing companies whose lower overhead and greater efficiency guarantee lower prices.

In Fishing Lessons, Kevin M. Bailey captains a voyage through the deep history and present course of this sea-change--a change that has seen species depleted, ecosystems devastated, and artisanal fisheries transformed into a global industry afloat with hundreds of billions of dollars per year.

Bailey knows these waters, the artisanal fisheries, and their relationship with larger ocean ecology intimately.

In a series of place-based portraits, he shares stories of decline and success as told by those at the ends of the long lines and hand lines, channeling us through the changing dynamics of small-scale fisheries and the sustainability issues they face--both fiscal and ecological.

We encounter Paolo Vespoli and his tiny boat, the Giovanni Padre,in the Gulf of Naples; Wenche, a sea Sami, one of the indigenous fisherwomen of Norway; and many more.

From salmon to abalone, the Bay of Fundy to Monterey and the Amazon, Bailey's catch is no fish tale.

It is a global story, casting a net across waters as vast and distinct as Puget Sound and the Chilean coast.

Sailing across the world, Bailey explores the fast-shifting current of how we gather food from the sea, what we gain and what we lose with these shifts, and potential solutions for the murky passage ahead.

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