Social Organization in a Newfoundland Fishing Settlement on the Burin Peninsula

TitleSocial Organization in a Newfoundland Fishing Settlement on the Burin Peninsula
Publication TypeThesis
Year of Publication1984
AuthorsPowers AM
Academic DepartmentState University of New York at Stony Brook
DegreePhD
Thesis TypePhD thesis
Source DocumentAccessible with appropriate permission
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Baccalaos Cove Cod Fishery, Canada

Case
The fishing community, Baccalaos Cove, is located in the Placentia Bay on the eastern shore of the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland, in the eastern part of Canada on the Atlantic coast. The original case, which spans from 1977-1979, catalogues an action situation of approximately 81 fishermen; the resource unit is cod. Cod fishing activity is highest in the summer, during which a lottery system is used by trap crews to claim fishing berths.This case study is part of the original Common-Pool...
09 Aug 2016