Record #:

2858

Author(s):

Carter, Kathleen S.

Abstract:

Commercial fishing's powerful machinery, nets, and technology have replaced the muscle-powered boats of the 1800s. Bigger nets, though, affect the environment through over fishing and accidental kills of other fish and animals.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 35 Issue 2, Spring 1996, p20-21, il

Subject(s):

Fisheries; Fishery conservation; Fishery technology