Frozen fish companies, the state, and fisheries development

Newfoundland, a rocky, wind-ravaged island cooled by the convergence of the Labrador Current and Gulf Stream off its shores, was once blessed with one of the richest natural fisheries resources in the world. For nearly 500 years, the Grand Banks and inshore fist•ing grounds of Newfoundland provided...

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Main Author: Miriam Wright
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1997
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.392.579
http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v026n2/p0727-p0737.pdf
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Summary:Newfoundland, a rocky, wind-ravaged island cooled by the convergence of the Labrador Current and Gulf Stream off its shores, was once blessed with one of the richest natural fisheries resources in the world. For nearly 500 years, the Grand Banks and inshore fist•ing grounds of Newfoundland provided enterprise not only to its resident population, but also to fishers from England