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A Pioneer Son at Sea

Fishing Tales of Old Florida
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Long before tourism dominated Florida’s coastline, the state was home to dozens of commercial fisheries and ethnically diverse communities of rugged individuals who made their living from the sea. In A Pioneer Son at Sea, a celebrated marine biologist vividly recounts his early experiences fishing both coasts of the peninsula during the Great Depression and World War II. Here are vanished scenes from old Florida: gill-netting for mackerel off Jupiter, the early days of charterboat fishing for sailfish out of Stuart and Boynton, the snapper fleet at Carrabelle, sponge-diving at Tarpon Springs, the oyster fishery at Crystal River, and mullet fishing from airboats at Flamingo. Outsized personalities inhabit these pages—crackers, conchs, now-legendary charterboatmen, Greek spongers, and Cuban vivero captains. These portraits of a bygone era are also remarkable tales of formative chapters in the life of a scientist who later worked tirelessly to preserve our dwindling marine resources.

Author Biography:

Gilbert L. Voss (1918–1989) was professor of biological oceanography at the University of Miami, USA. He is the author of several books including Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean. Robert S. Voss, the author’s son, is a curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA.
Release date Australia
February 29th, 2016
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributor
  • Edited by Robert Voss
Illustrations
23 black & white illustrations, 2 maps
Pages
176
Dimensions
127x203x23
ISBN-13
9780813062525
Product ID
23150667

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