Towards a historical ecology of halibut fishing on the Northwest Coast

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dc.contributor.authorSalmen-Hartley, Jacob Ulrich
dc.contributor.supervisorMcKechnie, Iain
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-05T19:43:16Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018-09-05
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Anthropologyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the enduring history of human interactions with Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) on the Northwest Coast of North America, through the framework of historical ecology, drawing on multiple lines of inference and diverse sources of archaeological, historical, and contemporary data. Morphometric analysis of traditional halibut fishing equipment, combined with analysis of halibut mouth structure, illuminates how this technology mediates the interactions between fishers and fish, and provides insight into the size of halibut targeted. Calculation of regression relationships to estimate halibut length from archaeological elements, and application of this method to nine archaeological sites, allows estimation of a pre-industrial Pacific halibut size baseline. Comparison of these data with industrially harvested size distributions from different time periods reveals significant differences between pre and post-industrially harvested populations. Historical written accounts, interviews with knowledgeable individuals, and experimental archaeology allow for further investigation into past halibut fishing practices.en_US
dc.description.embargo2019-08-23
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/10034
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectNorthwest Coast Archaeologyen_US
dc.subjectZooarchaeologyen_US
dc.subjectArchaeologyen_US
dc.subjectFisheriesen_US
dc.subjectPacific Halibuten_US
dc.titleTowards a historical ecology of halibut fishing on the Northwest Coasten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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