The Salmon King of Oregon: R. D. Hume and the Pacific Fisheries.

Dodds, Gordon B.

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“…By the early-1880s there were up to 21 canneries in the Delta region and San Francisco which received salmon from the lower Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers (CFC, 1884;Clark, 1929;Skinner, 1962). Most of the cannery workers for the Sacramento-San Joaquin fishery were Chinese laborers supervised by Americans or Europeans, as generally was the 212 Downloaded by [Selcuk Universitesi] at 00:58 27 December 2014 case in other regions (e.g., California-Oregon coast, Columbia River) during the early decades of the American salmon canning industry (Goode and Collins, 1887;Collins, 1892;Wilcox, 1898;Cobb, 1921;Dodds, 1959;Carstensen, 1971). The most skilled of the Chinese fish cutters reputedly were able to clean 1700 fish per day (Goode and Collins, 1887:41;Jordan and Gilbert, 1887:747;Collins, 1892:225).…”

Section: The Commercial Fishery Period: 1850 To Presentmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…McEvoy (986), however, stated that "Anglo-Saxon" American fishermen from New England initiated the fishery, bringing their salmon-fishing skills to the West Coast after the virtual destruction of Atlantic salmon runs in the Northeast (Dodds, 1959;Netboy, 1974). State Fish Commissioner R. H. Buckingham wrote in a newspaper account (Sacramento Bee, December 31, 1885) that soon after arriving in Sacramento from New Haven, Connecticut, in August 1849, Wm.…”

Section: The Commercial Fishery Period: 1850 To Presentmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The social impact of the salmon fishery was no doubt considerable, both for those who found employment by it and for the consumers whom it supplied with cheap, nutritious food (Cobb, 1921;McEvoy, 1986). Canned salmon from Columbia River canneries, for example, found a ready market among the working class in England's Midland industrial region (Dodds, 1959) and was soon distributed worldwide (Cobb, 1921;Carstensen, 1971), and shipments of Sacramento canned salmon likewise went to Great Britain, the eastern United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (McEvoy, 1986).…”

Section: A Past Value: the Commercial Fisherymentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Smith 0977, 1979) noted that the historical reduction of formerly immense salmon stocks and harvests in the Columbia River basin transformed salmon from a staple food to essentially a luxury item, and the same may be said for chinook salmon in California. Salmon and other fish once could be regarded as an economical source of protein for the working class and the poor (CFC, 1880(CFC, , 1902Dodds, 1959;Cooley, 1963;Smith, 1979;Weber, 1995). However, fish and seafood prices in the U. S. and other industrial countries have risen steeply in response to increased demand within 223 Downloaded by [Selcuk Universitesi] at 00:58 27 December 2014 the last 2 decades and currently equal, or exceed, prices of other meat products (Brown and Kane, 1994;Weber, 1994Weber, , 1995.…”

Section: B Future Value or Future Loss?mentioning

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A History of Salmon and People in the Central Valley Region of California

Yoshiyama

1999

Reviews in Fisheries Science

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Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) formerly occurred in great abundance within the California Central Valley drainage and were a correspondingly important part of the subsistence economics and cultures of the indigenous peoples of that region. Salmon and other fishery resources on the Central Valley floor were part of a resource base that enabled resident Native American groups to attain some of the highest population densities to occur among the non-agricultural native societies of North America. Indirect estimates of aboriginal harvest~prior to Euro-American settlement of the region indicate that the native fishers may have exploited the Central Valley salmon resource on a level comparable to that later attained by the immigrant Euro-American fishers of the late ninteenth century commercial fishery. The salmon resource also figured, to varying degrees, in native group interactions-from trade item to causa belli. Among the last intact native groups in California reliant on a salmon-based subsistence economy were the McCloud River Wintua people who were instrumental in the successful operation of the U.S. Fish Commission eggcollecting station on the lower McCloud River that supplied salmon eggs for shipments to U.S. Eastern states and overseas countries.Prior to 1850, mention of salmon was made perodically by Spanish chroniclers and by European and (U.S.) American observers who traveled through the region. Sustained harvests of salmon by Euro-Americans did not begin until the California Gold Rush period, starting in 1848. The commercial salmon fishery of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and Delta region was one of the earliest major industries of California during the period of (U.S.) American settlement. The fishery frequently attained harvest levels of 4 to 10 million pounds (1.8 to 4.5 million kg) per year during the highly productive early decades of operation (1870s to 1900s), and it contributed substantially to the regional economy. Despite the general decline of Pacific salmon resources in California and the Pacific Northwest region since the early period of commercial exploitation, chinook salmon have continued to contribute significantly to the state and local economies in recent decades. Aside from its importance as a food commodity, other aspects of the value of the salmon resource (viZ., biological, recreational, and aesthetic benefits) are being increasingly recognized. The chinook salmon resource of the California Central Valley -having provided material and amenity benefits to both native and immigrant peoples for so long in the past -may yet continue to fulfill the needs of humans in the' future if we of the present make it so.

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Section: The Commercial Fishery Period: 1850 To Presentmentioning

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Section: The Commercial Fishery Period: 1850 To Presentmentioning

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Section: A Past Value: the Commercial Fisherymentioning

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A History of Salmon and People in the Central Valley Region of California

Yoshiyama

1999

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“…The Sacramento River salmon fishery was established in the late 1860s by a couple of men from coastal Maine; these people were refugees from a salmon fishery that their families had worked since before the American Revolution but had since begun to decline under the impact of agriculture, industry, and other competing uses of water (Dodds 1959, Merchant 1989. Once established on the Sacramento, salmon fishing continued sporadically until the late 1870s, when the climate suddenly changed from a hot and dry "continental" regime to a cool and wet "marine" pattern.…”

Section: Productionmentioning

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Sustainability issues for resource managers.

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Reeves²,

Brookes³

1996

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Throughout their history, conservation science and sustainable-yield management have failed to maintain the productivity of living resources. Repeated overexploitation of economic species, loss of biological diversity, and degradation of regional environments now call into question the economic ideas and values that have formed the foundation of scientific management of natural resources. In particular, management efforts intended to maximize production and ensure efficient use of economic "resources" have consistently degraded the larger support systems upon which these and all other species ultimately depend. This series of essays examines the underlying historical, cultural, and philosophical issues that undermine sustainability and proposes alternative approaches to conservation. These approaches emphasize the relations among populations rather than among individuals; the integrity of whole ecosystems across longer time frames; the importance of qualitative as well as quantitative indicators of human welfare and sustainability; and the unpredictable and interdependent interactions among "natural," scientific, and regulatory processes.

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The Salmon King of Oregon: R. D. Hume and the Pacific Fisheries.

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A History of Salmon and People in the Central Valley Region of California

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