| This thesis is a critical examination of what is commonly referred to as the "fisheries crisis" of Atlantic Canada. In particular I examine how practice and discourse of people in Lockeport Nova Scotia challenge official discourse on the crisis. Two case studies illuminate the difference between local and wider constructions of the fishery. The first case study on the Women's Fishnet organization, and the second case study on the practice of women fishing with their husbands, demonstrates differing ways in which the two constructions interpolate with each other. Methods for data collection include participant observation and qualitative interviews. Overall I find that the crisis concept doesn't move readily across different realms, such as social, political, and economic, and that a nuanced understanding of local conditions is required. |
