Events: detail
April Evening Lecture- Marine Science Center
- Hosted by:
- Marine Science Center
- Speaker:
-
Dr. William Fowler, Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University
- Starts:
- April 15, 2008 at 07:00 am
- Ends:
- April 15, 2008 at 08:00 am
- Location:
- Nahant Town Hall, , 334 Nahant Road, Nahant , MA. 01908
- Maps:
Description
It was cod that sustained New England. The “sacred cod” tied New England into a global economy that stretched across the Atlantic. Cod, molasses, rum and slaves were the mainstay of British North America. In independence New England fishermen ventured to the banks off Nova Scotia and farther north seeking cod. There was, they thought, an inexhaustible supply. Five centuries after first discovering this treasure have we finally exhausted it?
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
For more information
- Contact person:
- Tracy Hajduk
- Phone:
- 781-581-7370 x 321
- Email:
- t.hajduk [ at ] neu.edu
- Website:
- April Evening Lecture- Marine Science Center
