Coastal geomorphology and culture in the spatiality of whaling in the F aroe I slands

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ID8360773
AuthorsRaymond Fielding (0000-0002-5401-2141, University of Denver, corresponding author), Russell Fielding
Year2013
Volume45
Issue1
Pages88-97
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArea (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4762.2012.01123.x
OpenAlexW1940725902
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

This paper explores the suggested relationship between the physical structure of beaches in the F aroe I slands and the spatial history and regulation of the grindadráp – the traditional method of whaling practised by the Faroese in which entire pods of whales are driven ashore by collective effort. Using coastal survey methods, this research shows a lack of strong correlation between beach morphology and the practice and regulation of whaling, except in the case of dramatic near‐shore bathymetric features. The gap between these data points can best be filled through cultural‐historical analysis, which informs our understanding of the dynamics behind the spatiality of Faroese whaling and whale conservation efforts

Archaeology · Bathymetry · Biology · Cartography · Fishery · Geography · Shore · Whale · Whaling · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Coastal and Marine Management · Geology · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Oceanography

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