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9780773528819

Twentieth-century Shore-station Whaling In Newfoundland And Labrador

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  • ISBN13:

    9780773528819

  • ISBN10:

    0773528814

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-06-01
  • Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr
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Summary

The advent of new hunting technologies in Norway during the second half of the nineteenth century significantly changed commercial whaling. More species could now be harvested more efficiently. Within a few decades, Norwegian entrepreneurs had depleted local stocks and embarked on a search for new whaling grounds throughout the North Atlantic and elsewhere. One such venture led to a partnership in 1896 with local investors in Newfoundland and Labrador and the beginning of modern shore-station whaling on Canada's eastern shores. Twentieth-Century Shore-Station Whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador is a significant example of regionally specific case studies that collectively illustrate the complex history of global whaling. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Anthony B. Dickinson is professor, Department of Biology, and director, International Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables ix
Illustrations xi
Preface v
1 The Setting
3(19)
2 Development
22(11)
3 Expansion and Consolidation, 1898-1902
33(12)
4 Expansion, 1902-03
45(17)
5 The Peak, 1904
62(12)
6 The First Decline, 1905-17
74(10)
7 Expansion and Decline at Aquaforte
84(18)
8 Newfoundland and British Columbia Whaling Connections
102(12)
9 Renewal and Revitalization in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1918-51
114(17)
10 The Final Demise, 1952-72 131(11)
Epilogue 142(9)
APPENDICES
1 Shore-Station Whale Catch Species Composition, Newfoundland and Labrador, 1898-1972
151(2)
2 Whaling Companies, Stations, Operating Years, and Vessels in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1898-1972
153(2)
3 Applications for Whaling Licences, Newfoundland and Labrador, 1902-03
155(2)
4 Newfoundland and Labrador Whaling Industry, 1898-1911: Fate of Catchers
157(2)
5 Wages and Occupations of Newfoundlanders Employed at the Aquaforte Whaling Station, 1902-03
159(1)
6 Wages and Occupations of Norwegians Employed at the Aquaforte Whaling Station, 1902-03
160(1)
7 Aquaforte Whaling Station: Buildings, Machinery, and Equipment, 1908
161(2)
8 Portion of Rissmüller's Patent for Extracting Fatty Substances from Meat
163(6)
Abbreviations 169(1)
Notes 170(47)
Bibliography 217(24)
Index 241

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