Occupational Community and Fishermen's Wives in a Newfoundland Fishing Village

Small Fish in a Big Pond: An Applied Anthropologist in Natural Resource Management

“…NAPA Bulletin 28, in fact, was devoted entirely to articles focusing on the intersection of anthropology and fisheries management in the United States. As well, a brief survey of such work includes general publications on the human dimensions of fisheries (Acheson 1981; Fricke 1985; Hanna and Jentoft 1996; Hillborn 2007; Jentoft 2000; McCay 1978; Pollnac and Littlefield 1983; Sepez et al 2006; Wilson 2006); on traditional fishing communities worldwide (Cordell 1990; Dyer and McGoodwin 1994; Ruddle 1994); on specific fishing communities (Dalton 2001; Garrity‐Blake 1996; Gatewood and McCay 1988; Gilmore 1986; Miller and van Maasen 1979); on fishing families (Danowski 1980; Davis 1986; Dixon et al 1984; Gersuny and Poggie 1973; Smith 1995); on various aspects of fisheries management (Browman and Stergiou 2005; Davis and Bailey 1996; Hanna and Smith 1993; Jentoft 1989; Jentoft and McCay 1995; Jentoft et al 1998; McCay et al 1998; Scholz et al 2004; Smith 1986; St. Martin 2001; Pinkerton 1989, 1995; Young and McCay 1995); and on theoretical approaches to the “commons” model of fisheries (Berkes 2006; Feeny et al 1996; Hanna 1990; McCay and Acheson 1990).…”

Solving Puzzles

“…It was expected that all members of the community had to be educated so that they could read the bible. Equal participation in economic activity was also important for the operation of the traditional family fishing businesses in this seafaring community where a spouse might be gone for extended periods of time (Antler 1977, Davis 1986, Porter 1985.…”

The newfoundland change of life: Insights into the medicalization of menopause

“…Harbour folk take a great deal of pride in the tradition of the fishery which fosters a strong occupational and community identity among women and men alike (Davis 1986). Daily life is constantly shaped by a long heritage of shared experience.…”