A Future for the Fishery - Crisis and Renewal in Canada's Neglected Fishing Industry

Canadian fisheries industries face rapid change. With key stocks stable or rebuilding and most commercial fisheries managed sustainably, a younger workforce must be attracted and retained for this industry to thrive. Industry professional and author Rick Williams examines fisheries in rural-coastal Canada and explores strategies to develop new labour supply. This timely read for decision-makers features illustrative charts, data tables and crucial perspective from fish harvesters themselves.

About the author

Rick Williams, M.A., Ed.D, is sole proprietor of Praxis Research & Consulting and research director for the Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters. He led the Council's $1.7 million national fisheries labour supply study completed in 2018. From 2009 to 2013 he served as deputy minister to the Premier for Policy and Priorities in the government of Nova Scotia, and previously was a professor in social policy at Dalhousie University. He has served as co--chair of the Board of Directors of Ecotrust Canada from 2016 to 2019.

Product details

• Authors: Rick Williams
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.12.2019
• EAN: 9781771088053
• ISBN: 978-1-77108-805-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 221 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches