Social and cultural aspects of sealing in Atlantic Canada / Peter R. Sinclair ... [et al.].

Social and cultural aspects of sealing in Atlantic Canada / Peter R. Sinclair ... [et al.].

Publication Date
1989

Publication Information
St. John's, N.L. : Institute of Social and Economic Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland,

Volume
no. 5

Physical Description
66 p. : map.

Subject Term
Sealing -- Social aspects -- Atlantic Provinces.
 
Sealing -- Social aspects -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
 
Seals (Animals) -- Atlantic Provinces.
 
Seals (Animals) -- Newfoundland and Labrador.

Series
ISER REPORT ;

Additional Contributors
Sinclair, Peter R., 1947-

Summary
This report examines the social and cultural impact of sealing around Canada's Atlantic coast. Identifies four different groups: Inuit, landsmen, longliner operators, and offshore sealers. Considers the contribution of sealing to the functioning of individual households and communities.

Language
English

ISBN
[n/a]

General Note
"Report prepared as part of the Royal Commission on Seals and the Sealing Industry in Canada."


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
St. John's - A.C. HunterFolder NL - NL RmFolder NL - NL Room639.29 SO1
St. John's - A.C. HunterFolder NL - Prov CollFolder NL - Provincial Collection639.29 SO1
St. John's - A.C. HunterFolder NL - VaultFolder NL - Vault639.29 SO1