The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission: effective local management of a subsistence resource
In 1977 the International Whaling Commission (IWC) deleted the exemption that allowed Alaska Eskimos to harvest the bowhead whale. This sparked considerable controversy. The IWC had not previously exerted authority over aboriginal whaling. The Eskimos responded by forming the Alaska Eskimo Whaling C...
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Format: | Master Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Cambridge
1989
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Online Access: | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/292647 https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.39803 |