Greenlanders, whales, and whaling

By Richard A. Caulfield

Subjects: Politics and government, Economic conditions, Government policy, Whaling, Inuit, Baleen whales, Fishing, Self-determination, National, Sustainable fisheries, Economic conditions, Human ecology, Government relations

Description: Whaling has been central to the life of Greenland's Inuit peoples for at least 4000 years, but political, economic, technological, and regulatory changes have altered this ancient practice. Richard A. Caulfield reveals these impacts first by analyzing Home Rule and its success in Greenland, and then by looking at whaling's place in the contemporary Greenlandic economy and its evolving co-management regime.