Cat Harbour: A Newfoundland Fishing Settlement

TitleCat Harbour: A Newfoundland Fishing Settlement
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1973
AuthorsFaris JC
Series TitleNewfoundland Social And Economic Studies
Series Volume3
PublisherInstitute of Social and Economic Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland
CitySt. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Source DocumentAccessible with appropriate permission
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Cat Harbour Cod Fishery, Newfoundland, Canada

Case
Cat Harbour (now known as Lumsden) was a rural fishing community located on a peninsula stretching into the Atlantic off the northeastern coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The original case study is based on fieldwork conducted from 1964-1965 and catalogs an action situation involving 21 fishing crews that had 72 active fishermen during the summer cod-trapping season and 38 active fishermen exploiting the late summer/fall cod fishing grounds. The community is described as homogenous and...
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