Most popular and scholarly investigations of the New England groundfish management crisis have not produced very complex stories. Environmentalists and scientists are typically portrayed as the protagonists in a relentless struggle against antagonistic fishermen to prevent overexploitation. Instead, this book explores how an ideology shared by officials at the National Marine Fisheries Service and mainstream environmentalists has paradoxically sustained the ecological crisis and led to an unjust distribution of access to the fishery. A major goal of the book is to demonstrate how deeply the fisheries crisis and, indeed, most natural resource dilemmas are influenced by competing social values. Intended for a general audience, this book explores the ecological sustainability of complex biological systems such as marine fisheries, as well as the economic benefits if such resources are shared equitably. Using a collaborative change approach, the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance has worked with fishermen, environmentalists, and policymakers to come up with a shared vision for the future.
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"...strong attempt to define the precarious situation faced by fishing communities from Maine to Rhode Island...twenty-nine portraits and narratives...offer the personal perspectives...fishermen, scientists, environmentalists, and others..." -- ORION, July/August 2008
"...a beautifully produced book with handsome photographs and an elegant layout...an important book that will reward a diligent reader. Its message is powerful: relying on market forces to protect a natural resource like the historic New England groundfishery can't work because greed, ingenuity, market, government inertia, scientific misunderstanding and sheer unwillingness to see what's really happening always get in the way...Crocker makes the case for area management...Mike Crocker has tackled a topic of critical importance to this region..." --Working Waterfront, November 26, 2008
"...Crocker does his best with detailed chapters describing the history of fisheries regulations and conservation, including laws, lawsuits, and the creation of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, as well as the actions of the environmental justice movement...Best, however, are the profiles of fishermen, scientists, activists, and others who tell in their own words what fishing means to them and what needs to be done to save both the fish stocks and a proud, traditional way of life." --Kennebec Journal, February 22, 2009
"The view of marine fisheries management at any particular time is one of confusion, frustration and failure...Michael Crocker's Sharing the Ocean clears a lot of the clutter from the last 40 years of the management story....The book is not in any way a political rant. It is a carefully laid out explanation of a complex story, factual and unbiased...The last 60 pages are a nod of recognition to a few of the wide range of individuals who have participated in the attempt to preserve, protect, and develop a management plan for New England fisheries...." --Fishermen's Voice, March 2009
"...a beautifully produced book with handsome photographs and an elegant layout...an important book that will reward a diligent reader. Its message is powerful: relying on market forces to protect a natural resource like the historic New England groundfishery can't work because greed, ingenuity, market, government inertia, scientific misunderstanding and sheer unwillingness to see what's really happening always get in the way...Crocker makes the case for area management...Mike Crocker has tackled a topic of critical importance to this region..." --Working Waterfront, November 26, 2008
"...Crocker does his best with detailed chapters describing the history of fisheries regulations and conservation, including laws, lawsuits, and the creation of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, as well as the actions of the environmental justice movement...Best, however, are the profiles of fishermen, scientists, activists, and others who tell in their own words what fishing means to them and what needs to be done to save both the fish stocks and a proud, traditional way of life." --Kennebec Journal, February 22, 2009
"The view of marine fisheries management at any particular time is one of confusion, frustration and failure...Michael Crocker's Sharing the Ocean clears a lot of the clutter from the last 40 years of the management story....The book is not in any way a political rant. It is a carefully laid out explanation of a complex story, factual and unbiased...The last 60 pages are a nod of recognition to a few of the wide range of individuals who have participated in the attempt to preserve, protect, and develop a management plan for New England fisheries...." --Fishermen's Voice, March 2009
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"As commercial fisheries researcher Crocker points out, environmentalists and scientists are not necessarily the protagonists in a struggle against fishermen to prevent over-exploitation of limited resources. In fact, the relationship is complex, and it appears one outcome is that the ideology shared by policy-makers and mainstream environmentalists may have actually sustained the ecological crisis. Crocker closely examines the fisheries system and attempts at regulation that may have done more harm than good, and also takes a good look at the environmental justice movement. The narratives he provides from all sides of the issue illustrate the complexities of an ongoing and often desperate argument."
"...We have to look at this book as a hallmark of the next phase of fisheries management and ocean stewardship...Spectacular portraits by National Geographic photographer Rebecca Hale breathe life into the personal narrative chapter of the book...accurately represents the community of New England fisheries."
"...We have to look at this book as a hallmark of the next phase of fisheries management and ocean stewardship...Spectacular portraits by National Geographic photographer Rebecca Hale breathe life into the personal narrative chapter of the book...accurately represents the community of New England fisheries."
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