The Canadian-American Contest for the Great Lakes Fish Harvest, 1872-1914

Publication
The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2001, p. 1-21
Description
Creator
Bogue, Margaret Beattie, Author
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Articles
Description
Neglected in the history of the Canadian-American experience on Great Lakes waters, the acerbic and at times violent interaction between American commercial fishers and defenders of Canadian fish resources deserves attention. As tenders of the nets competed for the rich harvests of the Inland Seas, friction, minor incidents, and bad feelings developed notably after 1870, escalated during the late nineteenth century, and reached a climax in the first decade of the twentieth. This paper proposes to explain the reasons for and nature of that conflict and to depict some of the major and minor episodes arising from the clash of nationals. Finally it illustrates how and why the Canadians and Americans tried and failed in their efforts to establish international cooperation designed to minimize frictions and to preserve the marine resource.
Date of Publication
Jul 2001
Date Of Event
1872-1914
Subject(s)
Fishing industry
International relations
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Erie
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.316214025125 Longitude: -80.65996221875
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Copyright Holder
Canadian Nautical Research Society
Recommended Citation
The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord, XI, No. 3 (July 2001), 1-21.
Contact
Canadian Nautical Research Society

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The Canadian-American Contest for the Great Lakes Fish Harvest, 1872-1914


Neglected in the history of the Canadian-American experience on Great Lakes waters, the acerbic and at times violent interaction between American commercial fishers and defenders of Canadian fish resources deserves attention. As tenders of the nets competed for the rich harvests of the Inland Seas, friction, minor incidents, and bad feelings developed notably after 1870, escalated during the late nineteenth century, and reached a climax in the first decade of the twentieth. This paper proposes to explain the reasons for and nature of that conflict and to depict some of the major and minor episodes arising from the clash of nationals. Finally it illustrates how and why the Canadians and Americans tried and failed in their efforts to establish international cooperation designed to minimize frictions and to preserve the marine resource.