Fishers, Fishing, and Overfishing: American Experiences in Global Perspective, 1976–2006

2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansel G. Blackford
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Commercial Fishing ◽  
Seafood Industry ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Seafood Processing

Since the mid-1970s, overfishing has had a considerable impact on the American seafood industry, and companies serving the American seafood market have taken steps to respond to the crisis. Following a brief survey of modern-day fishing and of the steps that have been taken to mitigate overfishing, the strategies adopted for commercial fishing in American waters, especially those in Alaska, are examined. Through their attempts to deal with the challenges posed by overfishing, fishers, seafood-processing and wholesaling companies, and retailers have fundamentally altered the industry. In conclusion, a summary of studies by historians and other scholars of fishery matters is followed by suggestions for historical research on the topic. Historians are reminded of the need to consider environmental factors when writing about business developments.

scholarly journals Valorization of Seafood Processing Discards: Bioconversion and Bio-Refinery Approaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Venugopal
Keyword(s):  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Commercial Fishing ◽  
Algal Biotechnology ◽  
Sustainable Seafood ◽  
Biological Treatments ◽  
Seafood Industry ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
By Catch ◽  
Seafood Processing

The seafood industry generates large volumes of waste. These include processing discards consisting of shell, head, bones intestine, fin, skin, voluminous amounts of wastewater discharged as effluents, and low-value under-utilized fish, which are caught as by-catch of commercial fishing operations. The discards, effluents, and by-catch are rich in nutrients including proteins, amino acids, lipids containing good proportions of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), carotenoids, and minerals. The seafood waste is, therefore, responsible for loss of nutrients and serious environmental hazards. It is important that the waste is subjected to secondary processing and valorization to address the problems. Although chemical processes are available for waste treatment, most of these processes have inherent weaknesses. Biological treatments, however, are environmentally friendly, safe, and cost-effective. Biological treatments are based on bioconversion processes, which help with the recovery of valuable ingredients from by-catch, processing discards, and effluents, without losing their inherent bioactivities. Major bioconversion processes make use of microbial fermentations or actions of exogenously added enzymes on the waste components. Recent developments in algal biotechnology offer novel processes for biotransformation of nutrients as single cell proteins, which can be used as feedstock for the recovery of valuable ingredients and also biofuel. Bioconversion options in conjunction with a bio-refinery approach have potential for eco-friendly and economical management of seafood waste that can support sustainable seafood production.

Good, bad or ugly: all a matter of perspective?

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 632
Author(s):  
Jane Lovell
Keyword(s):  
Significant Benefit ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Commercial Fishing ◽  
Marine Science ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
The Core ◽  
Australian Institute ◽  
Seafood Industry ◽  
Australian Economy ◽  
Industry Associations

Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) is the national peak body that represents the Australian seafood industry as a whole, including members from wild catch, aquaculture and post-harvest sectors. According to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the fishing and petroleum industries represent a combined contribution to the Australian economy of ~AU$28.5 billion (in 2015–2016) and employ (directly and indirectly) over 55000 Australians.1 At times, our industries’ interests have competed. However, we recognise that we can unlock value for the economy, and those who work in our industries, by finding effective ways to work together. In 2014, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between five commercial fishing and seafood industry associations and APPEA. This MOU committed to the core principles of improved cooperation, open communication and stronger consultation. There is significant benefit for both industries in learning how to improve shared access to marine resources, whether at the early stages of petroleum activities (e.g. seismic) or at the end of an asset’s life (e.g. decommissioning). This presentation will look at efforts to improve relationships between our two industries and make observations about potential ways forward.

scholarly journals Impact of Macro Environmental Factors on Garments Industry That Drives Export in Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-111
Author(s):  
Mohammad Islam ◽  
Dulal Chandra Pattak
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Cost Leadership ◽  
The World ◽  
Security Compliance ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
The Impact

Abstract It goes without saying that Garments industry of Bangladesh has drawn a special attention to the mass people in the world because of being both cost leader and quality leader at the same time. The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the garments industry in Bangladesh which is going to be an emerging tiger in the world economy. It also aims to assess the impact of macro-environmental factors affecting the industry by PESTEL analysis. Again, five forces model has been analyzed to assess the impacts of competitive external factors on the Garments industry in Bangladesh. Furthermore, Garments sector competitive responses to the primary issues affecting the industry have been evaluated here. It also outlines the primary external influences to which this industry is subject. In this case, SWOT analysis has been conducted to assess the competitive position of this industry in comparison with the global perspective. The study suggests that total export is highly correlated with the exports of garments. It also finds that there is severe lacking in the safety and security compliance, wages and compensations and code of conduct of the current organizations. Moreover, GSP facility withdrawn can impact severely on the ready made garments of Bangladesh to compete with price in the international market with China, India and Vietnam etc. The ready made garments sector of Bangladesh is enjoying cost leadership as a source of completive advantage because of cheap labor. Finally, the study would like to recommend for further improvement of garment sector in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals ANALIZING DENSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF THE JAVA SEA PELAGIC FISH USING CATCH, REMOTE SENSING, AND HYDRO ACOUSTIC DATA

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Wijopriono Wijopriono
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Fish Abundance ◽  
Commercial Fishing ◽  
Acoustic Data ◽  
Java Sea ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

The relationship between the variations in density of pelagic fish in the Java Sea and a suite of variables describing the environment was studied. The indicator of density (local fish abundance) used were catch per unit of effort, obtained from 1,198 catches made by commercial fishing during the 5 year period (1998 until 2002), and number of fish per unit of area from acoustic investigation made in 2002.

scholarly journals Examining Supply Chain for Seafood Industries Using Structural Path Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang K. Seung ◽  
Do-Hoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Complete Picture ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
Structural Path Analysis ◽  
Seafood Industry ◽  
Forward Linkage ◽  
Structural Path ◽  
Seafood Processing

The present study investigates the supply chain for seafood industries in Korea. Unlike previous studies, which analyze the supply chain from input users’ perspective only, the present study examines the supply chain from both input users’ (backward linkage) and input suppliers’ (forward linkage) perspectives. In doing so, this study utilizes structural path analyses (SPAs) to scrutinize the specific paths along which the effects of a shock to a seafood industry are transmitted in both backward and forward directions. This study executes these two types of SPAs (backward linkage and forward linkage SPAs) for three seafood industries in Korea that include wild fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood processing, thus depicting a more detailed and complete picture of the mechanisms through which the influences of the seafood industries spill over to the rest of the economy. One important finding is that our SPAs are able to identify a number of seemingly unlikely non-seafood industries that play a critical role in transmitting the effects of a shock to a seafood industry.

Performance of constructed wetland treating wastewater from seafood industry

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 289-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Yirong ◽  
U. Puetpaiboon
Keyword(s):  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Nutrient Recycling ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Suspended Solid ◽  
Tertiary Treatment ◽  
Seafood Industry ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Solids Removal ◽  
Seafood Processing

Wastewater from seafood industry contains high concentrations of organic matter, nitrogen compounds, and solid matter. Constructed wetland can be used as tertiary treatment and for nutrient recycling. This research studied the performance of nitrogen and suspended solids removal efficiency of a constructed wetland treating wastewater from a seafood-processing factory located at Songkhla, southern Thailand. The existing constructed wetland has dimensions of 85 m, 352 m and 1.5 m in width, length and depth respectively, with an area of about 29,920 m2. The water depth of 0.30 m is maintained in operation with plantation of cattails (Typha augustifolia). Flow rate of influent ranged between 500-4,660 m3/d. Average hydraulic retention time in the constructed wetland was about 4.8 days. Influent and effluent from the constructed wetland were collected once a week and analyzed for pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), Suspended solid (SS), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), organic nitrogen (Org-N), nitrate (NO3-N), and nitrite (NO2-N). The average removal efficiencies of BOD5, SS, TKN, NH3-N, and Org-N were 84%, 94%, 49%, 52% and 82%, respectively. It was found that the constructed wetland acting as a tertiary treatment process provided additional removal of BOD5, SS and TKN from wastewater from the seafood industry.

scholarly journals Decolonizing History: Enquiry and Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 169-191
Author(s):  
Amanda Behm ◽  
Christienna Fryar ◽  
Emma Hunter ◽  
Elisabeth Leake ◽  
Su Lin Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Social Difference ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Conversation Piece ◽  
Ethnicity And Gender

Abstract On the back of the Royal Historical Society’s 2018 report on race and ethnicity, as well as ongoing discussions about ‘decolonizing the syllabus’, this is a conversation piece titled, ‘Decolonizing History: Enquiry and Practice’. While ‘decolonization’ has been a key framework for historical research, it has assumed increasingly varied and nebulous meanings in teaching, where calls for ‘decolonizing’ are largely divorced from the actual end of empire. How does ‘decolonizing history’ relate to the study of decolonization? And can history, as a field of practice and study, be ‘decolonized’ without directly taking up histories of empire? Using the RHS report as a starting point, this conversation explores how we ‘decolonize history’. We argue that, rather than occurring through tokenism or the barest diversification of reading lists and course themes, decolonizing history requires rigorous critical study of empire, power and political contestation, alongside close reflection on constructed categories of social difference. Bringing together scholars from several UK universities whose teaching and research ranges across modern historical fields, this piece emphasizes how the study of empire and decolonization can bring a necessary global perspective to what tend to be framed as domestic debates on race, ethnicity, and gender.

Religious Understanding in a Contemporary Global Context

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Ward
Keyword(s):  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Morality Politics ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The World ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Religious Understanding

Human evaluations in religion, as in the arts, history, morality, politics, and philosophy, differ widely, in part because of different personal experiences, social histories, and forms of education. This suggests that seeking understanding is difficult and gradual, in religion as well as in other areas, and a full grasp of truth probably remains a future goal. In religion, three main factors—the rise of science, of critical historical research, and of a greater understanding of diverse religions—suggest the adoption of a more global perspective. One may be committed to a specific religious tradition, yet accept that no religion has a final, inerrant, or complete grasp of truth. An expansive global religious understanding might see the grounding of religion in apprehensions of transcendent meaning and value, and be attentive to the variety of such apprehensions in the religions of the world.

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