| 
| Free Newsletters
| Free Newsletters Featured Videos
Netukulimk past and present: Mikmaw ethics and the Atlantic fishery
HEADNOTE
Mikmaq began to sell their furs to Europeans more than four centuries ago, while contending directly and often violently with Europeans for the control of Atlantic fishing grounds. Although Mikmaq were slowly displaced and reduced
to destitution by settlers, they continued to hunt, fish and trap on a reduced scale and remained largely independent until the 1960s, when new federal licensing regimes for fishing contributed to a surge of Mikmaw nationalism. Since 1985, Canadian courts have repeatedly vindicated Mikmaw treaty hunting, fishing and trading rights, including offshore rights, culminating in a 1999 Canadian Supreme Court ruling affirming their right to secure a "moderate livelihood" by fishing commercially. Ottawa continues to try to regulate the Mikmaw fishery, however, and this resulted in sporadic violence during the 2000 and 2001 fishing seasons. Meanwhile, commercial groundfish and herring stocks in the region have collapsed, and salmon are threatened with extinction. This ecological and economic disaster has been the focus of a public relations war over responsible fishing between federal bureaucrats and Mikmaq. For the Mikmaq, netukulimk symbolizes their capacity to do a better job of conservation. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has responded by asserting its "scientific" superiority. This article reviews the evidence for responsible Mikmaw use of living resources through the early nineteenth century, when Mikmaq became demographically and economically marginalized, and the evidence for overfishing and mismanagement of Atlantic fisheries in the twentieth century. Although the conditions that made Mikmaq fishing self-regulating no longer exist, the federal management regime is even more of a threat to the survival of fish stocks and fishing communities.
In addition, make sure to read these articles:
- Spire Corporation Receives Approvals to Sell...
- Monster Survey Compares Vacation Time Around...
- The Yankee Group Establishes Direct Presence...
- Encap, Inc. Developing Larvicide Against West...
- Biocomplexity Thesaurus Launched
- Experiments in economics and identity
- The Fish Won't be Thrown Overboard
- still in 'moderate' range: Nov. index up 4.09%
- History of White Whale Exploitation in Eastern...
- The Atlantic Salmon in the History of...
- Distribution and Migration, Exploitation, and...
- Fishermen Are Gearing Up for the Fight of...
- Problems with Unofficial and Inaccurate...
- Let them farmed fish, says Commissioner as...
Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2004 Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) announced today that Spire Biomedical, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary ("the Company"), ......
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2003 70 Percent of Americans Have 15 Days or Less of Vacation Time, while 82 Percent of Europeans ......
Technology Writers OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2001 The Yankee Group, a Reuters company and global leader in technology research and consulting, has increased its commitment to ......
Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K BOSTON--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 12, 2000 Encap, Inc. a biotechnology company located in Danvers, Massachusetts is developing a potent bioactive compound ......
On May 20, 2003, the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) and CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) announced the launch of the Biocomplexity Thesaurus, a major new ......
Yesterday my son added apple cider vinegar to the family grocery list - soaked in a bandana it affords protection against tear gas. He and ......
After Labor Day, The New Jersey State Aquarium in Camden will be turned over to private managers and will close for nine months to complete ......
The overall inflation rate in the wholesale foodservice market continues at a moderate pace, slightly higher than expected. The year-to-date FSD market basket is up ......
Modern concerns about the status of certain marine mammals raise the question of how modern today's populations of today compare with those of historic or ......
"The Atlantic Salmon in the History of North America" by R. W. Dunfield has been published by Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans as Canadian ......
Modern concerns about the status of certain marine mammals raise the question of how modern today's populations of today compare with those of historic or ......
Business Editors Fish Expo WorkBoat Atlantic 2002 PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2002 Mastering the art of fishing, vessel maintenance, and how to negotiate the best ......
Introduction Over a century of fishery and oceanographic research conducted along the Atlantic coast of the United States has resulted in many publications using unofficial, ......
Fishermen who lose their jobs because of fleet cutbacks and reduced quotas under the proposed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) of the European Union should be ......
Email
Digg It
del.icio.us
Related Resources
Site Map | Contact Us | FAQs | About Home | RSS Directory | Newsletters | Disclosure Policy | Media Kit
Copyright © 1999 - 2010 AllBusiness.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this content or the data or information included therein may be reproduced,
republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of AllBusiness.com.
Use of this site is governed by our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy, Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.
Copyright Trent University Spring 2002
© Journal of Canadian Studies 2010
Provided by ProQuest, LLC. All rights Reserved.
You may not repost, republish, reproduce, package and/or redistribute the content of this page,
in whole or in part, without the written permission of the copyright holder.
Get In-Depth Company Information from Hoover's | Buy a D&B Credit Report | What is in Your Company's D&B Credit Report?
Online Business Database | Online Business Information | Sales and Marketing Solutions | Business Mailing Lists | Company Profiles
Online Business Database | Online Business Information | Sales and Marketing Solutions | Business Mailing Lists | Company Profiles
Information and opinions on AllBusiness.com solely represent the thoughts and opinions of the authors and are not endorsed by, or reflect the beliefs of,
AllBusiness.com, its parent company D&B, and its affiliates.
AllBusiness.com, its parent company D&B, and its affiliates.
