Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction: Food Security in Coastal Communities in the Context of Restructuring: Coasts Under Stress; A Perspective on Newfoundlands Fisheries Ecosystem Using Size-Based Food-Web Relationships; Aquaculture and Nearshore Marine Food Webs: Implications for Seafood Quality and the Environment North of 50; Life in the Fast Food Chain: Ou Sont les Poissons dAntan?; "Salmon Sovereignty" and the Dilemma of Intensive Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Development in British Columbia; New foods, lost foods: local knowledge about changing resources in coastal Labrador; Hunting for Security: Changes in the Exploitation of Marine Birds in Newfoundland and Labrador; Food Security and the Informal Economy; Food Security, Learning, and Culture: Bridging the Responsibility Gap in Public Schools; Celebrating and Connecting with Food; Changing Patterns of Household Food Consumption in Rural Communities of Atlantic Canada; Historical Perspectives on Nutrition and Food Security in Newfoundland and Labrador.

About the Author

Dr Nancy J Turner is professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria and a research associate at the Royal BC Museum. She has written several books and articles on ethnobotany, including Food Plants of Interior First Peoples and Plant Technology of First Peoples in British Columbia.