Sea Turtles and Chesapeake Fishing: Lessons in Sustainability
Virtual Event Talbot County, Maryland
In this single-session course, Dr. Crawford will draw upon the history of turtle fishing in the small islands and coastal communities of the greater Caribbean from the late 1800s to the late 1900s and how it relates to the sustainability of fishing the Chesapeake Bay.
The lecture will highlight how three factors led to a seismic decline in the turtle fishery: overhunting and capture of Caribbean Sea turtles, rise of environmentalism and, efforts to conserve sea turtles through international legislation. The turtle fishing history raises interesting questions about sustainability and best practices about conservation versus protection and the cautionary note this provides for the sustainability of fishing the Chesapeake Bay. It is highly recommended to read the book The Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean: Waterscapes of Labor, Conservation, and Boundary Making. Choose between ZOOM class or Recorded, Wednesday, Sept 8 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. $10.
Sharika Crawford is Professor of History at the United States Naval Academy. Currently, she holds the Admiral Jay L. Johnson Professorship in Leadership and Ethics. She is the author of numerous articles and the 2020 book The Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean: Waterscapes of Labor, Conservation, and Boundary Making from the University of North Carolina Press.
For more information about the Fall Classes for Chesapeake Forum, Acadamy for Lifelong Learning visit the website at: Chesapeake Forum - Lifelong Learning, Classes.
