Pomor Seal Hunting: History and Prospects of Revival
https://doi.org/10.69571/SSPU.2024.93.6.013
Abstract
The population has been engaged in the production of seals in the White Sea since the settlement of the Arctic territories. In the 19th century, the mammal hunting was already a traditional occupation of the Pomor population and covered the expanses of the White and Barents Seas. They hunted Greenland seals, bearded seals, and ringed seals. In Soviet times, mammal hunting was widely developed through the use of icebreaking fleet vessels, aircraft and helicopters of polar aviation. Large-scale hunting of the Greenland seal has led since the 1960s to the introduction of population monitoring and restrictions on the hunting of marine animals, both internationally and domestically. Nevertheless, until the early 2000s, whole fishing collective farms in the Arkhangelsk region specialized in seal hunting. Among the reasons for the cessation of fishing, one can note the growth of the animal rights movement, inflation, rising fuel prices, transport problems, increased taxation and a number of others. The issue of resuming seal hunting in the Arkhangelsk region and discussing the conditions for its resumption are still relevant for the development of the region.
About the Author
T. S. Minaeva
Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Minaeva Tatiana Stanislavovna - Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Russian History Department, Higher School of Social Sciences, Humanities and International Communication
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Minaeva T.S. Pomor Seal Hunting: History and Prospects of Revival. Surgut State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2024;(6(93)):111-121. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69571/SSPU.2024.93.6.013
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