The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries

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The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries is written by Madonna L. Moss and published by University of Alaska Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1602231478 (ISBN 10) and 9781602231474 (ISBN 13).

For thousands of years, fisheries were crucial to the sustenance of the First Peoples of the Pacific Coast. Yet human impact has left us with a woefully incomplete understanding of their histories prior to the industrial era. Covering Alaska, British Columbia, and Puget Sound, The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries illustrates how the archaeological record reveals new information about ancient ways of life and the histories of key species. Individual chapters cover salmon, as well as a number of lesser-known species abundant in archaeological sites, including pacific cod, herring, rockfish, eulachon, and hake. In turn, this ecological history informs suggestions for sustainable fishing in today’s rapidly changing environment.