A monograph study of offshore fishing and social change in Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford
Subtitle: A qualitative sociological study of a small commercial fishing network.
By: by Peter Collier.
Contributors: Marine Institute (Dublin, Ireland)
Series: Marine resource series -- no.15
Publisher: Marine Institute
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
Subjects: Fishing -- Ireland -- Kilmore Quay.; Kilmore Quay (Ireland) -- Social life and customs.
Genres: Sociology, ethnology, marine history
First sentence: A local fishing network is the social space produced by the chain of ties constituting the cumulative fishing effort identified with a homeport and its marine ecology.
Description: This sociological study includes extracts from interviews carried out with local skippers, deckhands, wives and community actors during a two year period 1998-2000 in Kilmore Quay Co. Wexford, Ireland. The study's core deals with the transformation of artisan family fishing into greater spans of control as commercial investment increases boat capacity and crew productivity. What happens to existing deckhand ties with crews and how do the partners of men working longer periods at sea cope? The bigger the boat the greater the sense of awe that draws new players into the excitement of the fishing game. Commercial deep sea fishing remains a hunting expedition and this more than any other factor continues to set the agenda for marine scientists and ecologists who want to change practices.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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