Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico in the Nineteenth Century: An Historical Overview and the Likely Context of Two Deep-Water Shipwrecks

The Gulf of Mexico emerged as an American fishing frontier in the nineteenth century. Maritime activities expanded and matured in terms of technology, scope, and scale. This activity left a substantial archaeological record on the seabed in the Gulf. Two deep-water shipwrecks offer archaeologically...

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Published in:Journal of maritime archaeology 2023-09, Vol.18 (3), p.553-589
Main Authors: Delgado, James P., Grinnan, Nicole Bucchino, Brennan, Michael L., Church, Robert A., Warren, Daniel J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Deep water
Fishing
Ocean floor
Social Sciences
Wrecks
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Summary:The Gulf of Mexico emerged as an American fishing frontier in the nineteenth century. Maritime activities expanded and matured in terms of technology, scope, and scale. This activity left a substantial archaeological record on the seabed in the Gulf. Two deep-water shipwrecks offer archaeologically well-preserved, essentially undisturbed opportunities to assess vessels likely engaged in the fishing industry in and around the Gulf in the nineteenth century: the 7000-Foot Wreck (c. 1890–1920), and the Green Lantern Wreck (c. 1890–1920). These two deep-water wreck sites are significant for their presumed archaeological integrity as sites associated with a type of vessel and trade not often studied archaeologically, and are worthy of further work.
ISSN:1557-2285
1557-2293
DOI:10.1007/s11457-023-09367-2