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

Record #:

17735

Author(s):

Carter, Kathleen S.

Abstract:

Managing fishery populations with increased demand for seafood often led to the near extinction of species. Specifically in the Pamlico Sound the diamondback terrapin was in such demand the animal was nearly driven to extinction by the early 20th-century. In northern cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York the meat was prized as a delicacy which drove profits for the state's fishermen and led to the near extinction before regulations restricted turtle harvesting.

Source:

Tributaries (NoCar Ref VK 24 N8 T74), Vol. Issue 3, Oct 1993, p7-10, il

Subject(s):

Diamondback terrapin