Download or read book Age Analyses and Catch of the Harp Seal in Northwest Greenland 1953 72 written by Finn O. Kapel and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient Harp Seal Hunters of Disko Bay written by Morten Meldgaard and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Saqqaq Culture site Qeqertasussuk (2400-1400 BC) is situated in the south eastern corner of Disko Bay, West Greenland. The site was excavated between 1983 and 1987 by Qasigiannguit Museum. The stratified cultural deposits are exceptionally well preserved by permafrost and yielded hundreds of thousands of animal bones, feathers, plant remains, insect remains, wooden implements, and a wealth of other organic refuse as well as stone tools, house ruins, stone set fireplaces and other traces of habitation. In order to understand the life conditions of the inhabitants at Qeqertasussuk, a comparative survey of the historic distribution, density and availability of the living resources in the area is undertaken. This resource model is then evaluated against the paleo-environmental data. Also, comparative ethnohistorical and ethnographic data on the exploitation of the living resources in the area is presented. Subsistence and subsistence change at Qeqertasussuk is studied through a comprehensive analysis of the faunal material that consists of more than 200,000 animal bones. Quantitative methods are supplemented by detailed studies of seasonality and age composition of the hunting bag. Forty three species of animals are represented. Harp seal and ringed seal represent the most important game, but sea birds such as fulmar, Brünnich's guillemot, and little auk also play a significant role in the subsistence economy. Fish, especially Atlantic Cod, have been caught and remains of large whales indicate that these animals were utilized, but it can not be decided whether they were actively hunted. Most of the game was taken close by the site, however finds of caribou indicate that inland caribou hunting was undertaken and that Qeqertasussuk was part of a larger subsistence-settlement-system. Several species of plants were also utilized. Temporal changes in the composition of the faunal material indicate that significant changes occur in the subsistence at Qeqertasusuk. Four phases are identified: (1) Basecamp period I (2400-2100 BC). A pioneer phase where the site is used as a year-round base camp with more than 90% of the biomass being harvested within an area of approximately 80 km2, (2) Base-camp period II (2100-1900 BC), which seems to be the period of most intensive use and where new methods (probably netting) of harp seal hunting are introduced, (3) Hunting camp period (1900-1700 BC), where the site becomes more specialized and more seasonal with a focus on spring-summer hunting for harp seals, (4) high activity period (1700-1400 BC) indications of continued heavy sea mammal hunting. The site was abandoned around 1400 BC. The causes of the abandonment of Qeqertasussuk is discussed and the impact of the general cooling around 1500 BC on key resources such as harp seal and capelin is highlighted.
Download or read book Artic Pilot Project written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aboriginal subsistence Whaling with Special Reference to the Alaska and Greenland Fisheries written by International Whaling Commission and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the reports of three panels of experts called in by the IWC to examine three aspects of aboriginal subsistence whaling: I) Wildlife; II) Nutrition; III) Cultural Anthropology; Although largely called in response to the Alaskan bowhead whale fishery the volume also contains valuable information on the Greenlandic fisheries.
Download or read book Catch at age of Northwest Atlantic Harp Seals 1952 99 written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information on catch levels and the age structure of the catch (catch-at-age) is necessary for accurate population estimation and responsible management of the harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) in the Northwest Atlantic. Harp seals are hunted off southern Labrador and the northeast coast of Newfoundland (the Front), in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, along west and southeast Greenland, and the eastern Canadian Arctic. This report summarizes available harp seal catch and catch-at-age statistics from 1952 to 1999 for each of these areas.
Download or read book Scientific Council Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catch at age of Northwest Atlantic Harp Seals 1952 1999 written by G. B. Stenson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Catch of Harp Seal Hooded Seal and Bearded Seal at West Greenland 1893 1964 written by C. Vibe and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Harp Seals Man and Ice written by David E. Sergeant and published by Fisheries and Oceans, Communications Directorate. This book was released on 1991 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews the biology and population dynamics of the harp seal, Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, the history of its hunting over several centuries and its eventual conservation.
Download or read book Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catch at age of Northwest Atlantic Harp Seals 1952 1999 written by G. B. Stenson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on the Meeting of an Ad Hoc Working Group on Assessment of Harp and Hooded Seals in the Northwest Atlantic ICES Headquarters 4 7 October 1982 written by International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Ad Hoc Working Group on Assessment of Harp and Hooded Seals in the Northwest Atlantic and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Harps Hoods written by David Martin Lavigne and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete guide to the hooded and harp seals (Cystophora cristata; Phoca groenlandica) of Canada, and a resume of the sealing industry. Written for the well-informed lay-person, spanning the range from high school students writing term papers about seals and the seal hunt, to academics with an interest in the topic but with no particular knowledge of seals or sealing.
Download or read book The Status and Management of the Harp Seal in the North West Atlantic written by J. R. Beddington and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
