fishing
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Intensive Fishing and the Birth of Capitalism, Part 2
8 March 2021 — Origin: Climate & Capitalism Plundering a New Found Land While treasure fleets carried silver to Spain, far more ships were carrying men, fish and whale oil across the North Atlantic. Part One discussed the development of fish as a mass food commodity, and the Dutch use of factory ships in the Continue reading
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Books: Environment, Labor, and Capitalism at Sea
Working at sea in the fishing industry is 115 times more dangerous than the UK average. It’s a startling statistic, that is usually explained by the idea that the sea is “dangerous.” Penny McCall Howard’s important book is a detailed examination of why this explanation is incorrect . Continue reading
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