How do fishers extend their bodies and senses to work beneath the surface of the sea in places they cannot see, have never been, and could not survive in? And at what risk? This book explores how fishers make the sea productive through their labour, using technologies ranging from wooden boats to digital GPS plotters to create familiar places in a seemingly hostile environment. It shows how their lives are deeply affected by capitalist forces in the markets they sell to. These forces shape even the relations between fishers on the same boat. They frequently make impossible choices between...
How do fishers extend their bodies and senses to work beneath the surface of the sea in places they cannot see, have never been, and could not surv...