The devil & the deep blue sea : an investigation into scapegoating of Canada's grey seal 9781552665862, 1552665860

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One of the most significant books to appear in modern times. — Farley Mowat, author of Sea of Slaughter

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LINDA PANNOZZO

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DEEP BLUE SEA An Investigation into the Scapegoating of Canada’s Grey Seal

LINDA PANNOZZO

Fernwood Publishing Halifax & Winnipeg

Copyright © 2013 Linda Pannozzo All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Editing: Eileen Young Text design: Brenda Conroy Cover photo: male grey seal on Sable Island beach, titled Old Man and the Sea, by Damian Lidgard Cover design: John van der Woude Printed and bound in Canada by Hignell Book Printing Published in Canada by Fernwood Publishing 32 Oceanvista Lane, Black Point, Nova Scotia, BOJ 1B0 and 748 Broadway Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3G 0X3 www.fernwoodpublishing.ca

Fernwood Publishing Company Limited gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, the Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, the Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism under the Manitoba Publishers Marketing Assistance Program and the Province of Manitoba, through the Book Publishing Tax Credit, for our publishing program.

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The devil and the deep blue sea: an investigation into scapegoating of Canada’s grey seal / Linda Pannozzo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-55266-586-2 (pbk.) 1. Seals (Animals)—Control—Atlantic Coast (Canada). 2. Sealing—Canada—Management. 3. Atlantic cod fisheries—Atlantic Coast (Canada). 4. Atlantic cod fisheries —Closures— Atlantic Coast (Canada). 5. Fishery management—Canada. I. Title. SH362.P35 2013

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