Subsistence harvests and trade of Pacific herring spawn on Macrocystis kelp in Hydaburg, Alaska
By: by Anne-Marie Victor-Howe.
Contributors: Alaska. Dept. of Fish and Game. Division of Subsistence.
Series: Technical paper -- no. 225; Technical paper (Alaska. Dept. of Fish and Game. Division of Subsistence) -- no. 225.
Publisher: Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Juneau, Alaska
Language: eng
Number of pages: 75
Subjects: Haida Indians -- Food -- Alaska -- Hydaburg; Pacific herring -- Spawning -- Alaska -- Hydaburg; Egg gathering -- Alaska -- Hydaburg; Subsistence economy -- Alaska -- Hydaburg; Hydaburg (Alaska) -- Economic conditions
Description: This report describes the subsistence use of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) spawn on kelp in Hydaburg, a predominately Haida community on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. The history of herring spawn-on-kelp harvests, barter, and trade by the Haida is summarized as reported in historical and contemporary sources. Information on contemporary use patterns derives from interviews conducted in Hydaburg in 1992. The report discusses traditional and contemporary production strategies; characteristics of those who harvest spawn on kelp; the frequency and timing, as well as the location, of harvest; and the methods of harvesting, handling, preserving, and consuming herring spawn on Macrocystis kelp. It includes a brief history of Haida barter and trade, as well as contemporary trading practices.
Notes: "February 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75).

This item was harvested from the Fish and Game web site:  http://www.subsistence.adfg.state.ak.us/TechPap/tp225.pdf  in March 2008 for the Alaska State Publications Program; remote access available via StaticURL.