Changing net technology and resource deplation in the sardine fishery at Monterey, California

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English

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The California Geographer 14: 42-51

Notes

A common pattern in the development of primary extractive industries often follows this sequence: continual introduction of, resistance to, and eventual acceptance of ever more efficient modes of resource extraction. Implicit in this process, but generally unstated, is the notion of an infinite resource base. Although cries of resource depletion may be sounded under the veil of ecological concern, in reality such resistance is most often shown by those possessing less efficient systems of resource extraction, thus reflecting little more than the fear of the inability to compete with newer technology. One of the more dramatic examples of the introductionresistance- acceptance pattern in technological development occurred in the sardine fishing industry in and around Monterey Bay during the first half of the twentieth century. Viewed in retrospect, the role of changing net technology can be seen as one of the fundamental causes of the vicissitudes and decline of that industry. What follows is a survey and analysis of the major introductions, oppositions, and adaptations of fishing net technology.

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Changing net technology and resource deplation in the sardine fishery at Monterey, California