The making of an American ichthyological empire: how the structure of perpetual exploitation of Bristol Bay salmon developed in southwest Alaska, 1883-1970s

• Main Author: Ito, Koji
• Other Authors: Hoganson, Kristin, Wilson, Roderick I., Asaka, Ikuko, Finley, Carmel, Tsuchiya, Yuka
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Bristol Bay; Alaska; salmon fisheries; resource extractive colonialism; maximum sustainable yield; science and technology; Law of the Sea; inter-imperial diplomacy; U.S.-Japan relations; Bering Sea; Pacific; Sockeye
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/110521

This dissertation studies the historical development of salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay off southwest Alaska from the pre-contact era to the 1970s. More specifically, it examines how Anglo- Americans constructed and maintained vibrant salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay during the period. This project f...