The Closing of the Frontier: A History of the Marine Fisheries of Southeast Asia, c.1850-2000

John G. Butcher

Published by ISEAS Publishing 2004

The Closing of the Frontier

A History of the Marine Fisheries of Southeast Asia, c.1850-2000

John G. Butcher

https://doi.org/10.1355/9789812305404

Overview
Contents

About this book

This book is the first on the history of the marine fisheries of Southeast Asia. It takes as its central theme the movement of fisheries into new fishing grounds, particularly the diverse ecosystems that make up the seas of Southeast Asia. This process accelerated between the 1950s and 1970s in what the author calls “the great fish race”. Catches soared as the population of the region grew, demand from Japan and North America for shrimps and tuna increased, and fishers adopted more efficient ways of locating, catching, and preserving fish. But the great fish race soon brought about the severe depletion of one fish population after another, while pollution and the destruction of mangroves and coral reefs degraded fish habitats. Today the relentless movement into new fishing grounds has come to an end, for there are no new fishing grounds to exploit. The frontier of fisheries has closed. The challenge now is to exploit the seas in ways that preserve the diversity of marine life while providing the people of the region with a source of food long into the future.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	x
List of Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
List of Maps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xii
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
Permissions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xix
Explanatory Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xx
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Fisheries of Southeast Asia in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. State, Economy, and Fisheries to the 1930s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
4. Catching More with the Same Technology, 1870s to 1930s Gulf of Siam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
5. Technological Change and the Extension of the Frontier of Fisheries, 1890s to 1930s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
6. The Great Fish Race Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
7. The Closing of the Frontier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Appendix 1: Nominal Marine Fish Landings in Southeast Asia by Year, 1956 to 2000 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	370
Appendix 2: Nominal Marine Fish Landings and Annual Rates of Growth in Landings in Southeast Asia by Decade, 1960 to 2000 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
Appendix 3: Southeast Asia: Per Capita Fish Supply in Kilograms per Year, 1961/62 to 1996/97 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	374
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
Notes and Sources for Maps and Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	388
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	394
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	435
THE AUTHOR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	443

Language: English
Publisher: ISEAS Publishing
Pages
- Main content: 470

eBook

Published: September 24, 2004
ISBN: 9789812305404