Building a Better Boat: How the Cape Island Longliner Saved Nova Scotias Inshore Fishery Feltmate Donald J.

Specifikacia Building a Better Boat: How the Cape Island Longliner Saved Nova Scotias Inshore Fishery Feltmate Donald J.

The definitive history of the Cape Island-type longliner, a vessel unique to Nova Scotia that helped save its coastal fishery from collapse.During the first half of the twentieth century, economic recession, a lack of government support, and the incursion of large draggers on coastal fishing grounds meant many inshore fishing communities were facing poverty and starvation. The formation of fishers' cooperatives started a movement toward recovery, and the introduction of the internal combustion engine along with the development of a new medium-sized fishing vessel equipped with mechanical haulers meant groundfishers who had previously employed handlines from small boats with a single hook could now haul multiple trawl lines from a single vessel.The development of the "government approved" Cape Island-type longliner was perhaps one the most significant