Hard Times and a Nickel a Bucket: Struggle and Survival in North Carolina's Shrimp Industry - Softcover

Maiolo, John R.

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9781880849774: Hard Times and a Nickel a Bucket: Struggle and Survival in North Carolina's Shrimp Industry

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ISBN 10: 1880849771 ISBN 13: 9781880849774

Publisher: Chapel Hill Press, 2004

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Thirty years of research have produced a book which examines the history and problems fishermen, marketers, and managers face every day--changes in technology, competition among the harvesters, and the devastating impacts of imports. The narrative deals with how the parties to the industry innovate and adapt. The communities within which the fishery developed and flourished are described as well (e.g., Southport, Harkers Island, Beaufort), along with (1) the modern forces of change reshaping their economic bases and cultural milieux, and (2) important changes in the racial and ethnic composition of the industry.

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About the Author:

Maiolo is Professor Emeritus, East Carolina University; the former chair of the combined department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Economics; was one of the founders of the maritime social science program at the university; and served as consultant to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences Vessel Safety Committee, along with various federal, regional, and state fishery management councils and advisory committees. He has presented and published numerous articles on coastal zone and fisheries management issues. Other books in the field include "Modernization and Marine Fisheries Policy" (1982, with Michael Orbach); and "Facing our Future: Hurricane Floyd and Recovery in the Coastal Plain" (2001, with five other scientists).

Review:

Maiolo's book is an accessible, comprehensive...overview of the importance of the North Carolina shrimp industry. -- Robert Lee Maril, Author, Texas Shrimpers. Review appears on the back cover of Hard Times

Maiolo's work...has chronicled important historical trends and information and created a comprehensive reference source for the future. -- Preston Pate, Jr., Director, North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries. Review appears on the back cover of Hard Times

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