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Fishing And Fish Consumption Patterns In The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Population, Jamelle Heyward Ellis
Fishing And Fish Consumption Patterns In The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Population, Jamelle Heyward Ellis
Theses and Dissertations
The Gullah/Geechee (G/G) people are descendants of West African slaves who remained in seclusion on the Sea Islands of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida until the end of the Civil War in 1865. In addition to retaining their unique cultural language, they also remain largely a fishing subsistence population. Decades of urban development have reduced the G/G population's access to traditional fishing locations and have increased exposures to environmental contaminants in some bodies of water that are frequently fished by the G/G. Approximately 98.4% of SC rivers and streams and 77.6% of lakes have been assessed for aquatic …