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The 19th century Newfoundland seal fishery and the influence of Scottish whalemen

Bibliographic Data

ID9225836
AuthorsChesley W Sanger (corresponding author)
Year1980
Volume20
Issue126
Pages231-251
Publication date1980-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolar Record (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0032247400003387
OpenAlexW2033344780
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

The origins of the contemporary Newfoundland Harp and Hooded Seal fisheries can be traced back to the 16th and 17th centuries when ‘Biscainers’ (Spanish Basques) hunted whales, walrus and seals in the Gulf of St Lawrence and along the southern coast of Labrador (Prowse, 1895, p 43; Barkham, 1978). Throughout the next 400 years, as the seal fishery developed—both the landsmen and vessel operations—it became a major influence on the spread and character of settlement over a large area of Newfoundland and Labrador. By the middle of the 19th century, the large off-shore vessel operation had assumed the dominant role, and its contribution to the overall economic growth was second only to the cod fishery

Archaeology · Bay · Biology · Fishery · Geography · Seal (emblem) · Settlement (finance) · Shore · Geology · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Oceanography

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0,05
Citation span1986 - 1991 (6)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2
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