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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Language: | English |
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Material Culture Review / Revue de la culture matérielle
2015
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Online Access: | https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/25555 |