ISBN: 9780908876983 - nets, lines, and pots: a history of new zealand fishing vessels (3 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very light shelf wear to card covers only. Appears unread. PIPL Booksortraying: fishing communities, entrepreneurship and fishing vessels. WWII experiences of some fishing vessels as minesweepers of the Castle Class.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 112 pages. The story of commercial fishing in New Zealand is one of hardy individuals wh o, in the face of often adverse weather and economic conditions, have sought to earn a living from the sea.The author, the exhibitions officer at the Wel lington Maritime Museum since 1986, set out to give these individuals their much deserved place in the nation's heritage. This first volume of the resulting tri logy of books, among other episodes from the story, recounts the early fishermen of Island Bay, blue cod and cray fishing in the Chatham Islands, fishing vessel s at war, and the story of Ivan Tally, the founder of Tally's Fisheries. The tex t is complemented by over 100 photographs.…

1st Ed. 112 PP with 112 b/w photos. Title-page: trawler Maimai. Pict. card cover. Fine. 26 x 19. Episodes portraying: fishing communities, entrepreneurship and fishing vessels. WWII experiences of some fishing vessels as minesweepers of the Castle Class.