Herring and People of the North Pacific: Sustaining a Keystone Species

by Thomas F Thornton, Madonna L Moss, Thomas F. Thornton, et al.

Book Overview

A unique look at Indigenous knowledge, fisheries management, and marine ecology

Herring are vital to the productivity and health of marine systems, and socio-ecologically Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is one of the most important fish species in the Northern Hemisphere. Human dependence on herring has evolved for millennia through interactions with key spawning areas--but humans have also significantly impacted the species'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029574829X
• ISBN13: 9780295748290
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher