Gaspereau Fishing on the Southwest Margaree: Gathering at the River
For generations, farming families on the Southwest Margaree River in Cape Breton have harvested gaspereau, the fish also known as alewife. The Margaree gaspereau is sold for lobster bait, or to buyers who export it to the Caribbean, mainly Haiti. In this article, narratives form the basis of underst...
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ftuninewbrunojs:oai:ojs.journals.lib.unb.ca:article/25555 2023-05-15T15:46:48+02:00 Gaspereau Fishing on the Southwest Margaree: Gathering at the River Beaton, Elizabeth 2015-03-01 text/html application/pdf https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/25555 eng eng Material Culture Review / Revue de la culture matérielle https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/25555/29624 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/25555/29625 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/25555 Copyright (c) 2017 Material Culture Review / Revue de la culture matérielle Material Culture Review; Volume 80/81 (2014/2015) Revue de la culture matérielle; Volume 80/81 (2014/2015) 1927-9264 1718-1259 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2015 ftuninewbrunojs 2022-07-11T11:50:20Z For generations, farming families on the Southwest Margaree River in Cape Breton have harvested gaspereau, the fish also known as alewife. The Margaree gaspereau is sold for lobster bait, or to buyers who export it to the Caribbean, mainly Haiti. In this article, narratives form the basis of understanding the natural, technological, regulatory and commercial processes involved in the gaspereau fishery on the Southwest Margaree River, in particular through storytelling and anecdotes. The gaspereau trap used on the Margaree is of particular interest because it was developed on the Margaree River by a Mi’kmaq fisher; it is now used by both native and non-native gaspereau fishers on Cape Breton Island. The sources for this study consist mainly of interviews with those directly involved in the fishery, and, to a lesser extent, discussions with government officials and the wider Margaree community. The result is a realization that the Margaree gaspereau fishery is important, not only as an income supplement, but also as a form of social cohesion in a particular community. Pendant des générations, des familles de cultivateurs de la rivière Margaree du Sud-Ouest ont pêché le gaspareau, poisson également appelé alewife. Le gaspareau de la rivière Margaree est vendu comme appât à homard, ou à des acheteurs qui l’exportent aux Caraïbes, principalement en Haïti. Dans cet article, les récits, en particulier la tradition orale et les anecdotes, représentent un moyen privilégié de comprendre les processus naturels, technologiques, réglementaires et commerciaux impliqués dans la pêche au gaspareau sur la rivière Margaree du Sud-Ouest. Le piège à gaspareaux utilisé sur la rivière Margaree présente un intérêt particulier, car il a été inventé localement par un pêcheur mi’kmaq il est à présent utilisé à la fois par les pêcheurs au gaspareau autochtones et non autochtones de l’île du Cap Breton. Les sources utilisées pour cette étude consistent surtout en entrevues réalisées avec des personnes impliquées directement dans la ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Breton Island Mi’kmaq University of New Brunswick: Centre for Digital Scholarship Journals Breton Island ENVELOPE(141.383,141.383,-66.800,-66.800) Homard ENVELOPE(-29.832,-29.832,-80.651,-80.651) |
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For generations, farming families on the Southwest Margaree River in Cape Breton have harvested gaspereau, the fish also known as alewife. The Margaree gaspereau is sold for lobster bait, or to buyers who export it to the Caribbean, mainly Haiti. In this article, narratives form the basis of understanding the natural, technological, regulatory and commercial processes involved in the gaspereau fishery on the Southwest Margaree River, in particular through storytelling and anecdotes. The gaspereau trap used on the Margaree is of particular interest because it was developed on the Margaree River by a Mi’kmaq fisher; it is now used by both native and non-native gaspereau fishers on Cape Breton Island. The sources for this study consist mainly of interviews with those directly involved in the fishery, and, to a lesser extent, discussions with government officials and the wider Margaree community. The result is a realization that the Margaree gaspereau fishery is important, not only as an income supplement, but also as a form of social cohesion in a particular community. Pendant des générations, des familles de cultivateurs de la rivière Margaree du Sud-Ouest ont pêché le gaspareau, poisson également appelé alewife. Le gaspareau de la rivière Margaree est vendu comme appât à homard, ou à des acheteurs qui l’exportent aux Caraïbes, principalement en Haïti. Dans cet article, les récits, en particulier la tradition orale et les anecdotes, représentent un moyen privilégié de comprendre les processus naturels, technologiques, réglementaires et commerciaux impliqués dans la pêche au gaspareau sur la rivière Margaree du Sud-Ouest. Le piège à gaspareaux utilisé sur la rivière Margaree présente un intérêt particulier, car il a été inventé localement par un pêcheur mi’kmaq il est à présent utilisé à la fois par les pêcheurs au gaspareau autochtones et non autochtones de l’île du Cap Breton. Les sources utilisées pour cette étude consistent surtout en entrevues réalisées avec des personnes impliquées directement dans la ... |
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