1. A Deep History of the Humboldt Current Ecosystem

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations and Acronyms xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. A Deep History of the Humboldt Current Ecosystem 15
8. 2. The New Industrial Ecology of Animal Farming in the Atlantic and Pacific Worlds, 1840–1930 30
9. 3. Protein from the Sea: The “Nutrition Problem” and the Industrialization of Fishing in Chile and Peru 45
10. 4. The Golden Anchoveta: The Making of the World’s Largest Single-Species Fishery in Chimbote, Peru 59
11. 5. States of Uncertainty: Science, Policy, and the Bio-economics of Peru’s 1972 Fishmeal Collapse 76
12. 6. The Translocal History of Industrial Fisheries in Iquique and Talcahuano, Chile 92
13. Conclusion 110
14. Appendix A. Glossary of Marine Species 127
15. Appendix B. Diagram of Humboldt Current Trophic Web 131
16. Appendix C. Map of Major Current Systems of Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean 132
17. Appendix D. Map of World Fisheries Management Zones 133
18. Appendix E. Graph of World Fisheries Landings and ENSO Events, 1950–2014 135
19. Notes 137
20. Bibliography 189
21. Index 215