campaign to extend the US territorial limit to 200 nautical miles offshore. These women not only lobbied politically – with Edward Kennedy as an important ally – but organised to highlight and develop fish as a valuable and healthy part of the national diet. However, Davis’ book does not follow this women-centred trajectory. Instead, he provides a solid and detailed account of the so-called ‘cod wars’ when the fishers of Iceland and the UK literally fought it out for possession of the valuable waters of the North Atlantic. In this case, too, Davis’ ordering of chapters is curious. Chapter 5, ‘The Cod Wars’, is separated by two chapters from Chapter 8, ‘The Final Cod War’. Both chapters are detailed and interesting and verge, sometimes, on the analytical. Both in these chapters and in his conclusion, Davis argues that the UK fishery always lacked support from the central government in London. The US fishing communities suffered in similar ways, but benefited from having strong Congressional support, especially from Edward Kennedy. As Davis makes clear, in both the US and in the UK, fisheries issues and those of the fishers and their communities rarely make it to either the headlines and public attention or government priorities. Davis does not make the point forcefully enough, but this neglected is short sighted and has far reaching consequences. Fish and other seafood products are vital to the health and wellbeing of both those who catch and process seafood and those who eat it. The FAO has estimated that fish provides at least 15 per cent of their average animal protein intake, and, of course considerably more to populations living close to fish sources. Fisheries, including fish farming and aquaculture, support the livelihoods of an estimated 540 million people, or eight per cent of the world’s population. Many of the people dependent on the various forms of fisheries are poor or live in poor communities. All this is to say that the work that Davis and other researchers into fisheries, fish workers and their communities is important and valuable far outside narrow academic concerns. Davis has contributed to this effort, probably in ways that he did not imagine. It is up to collaborative efforts such as the International Journal of Maritime History to ensure that these studies are not just recognised, but built upon.

中文翻译：

---

书评：海上：美国独立战争期间对英国军队的海军支持

将美国领土限制扩大到离岸 200 海里的运动。这些女性不仅在政治上进行游说——爱德华肯尼迪是一个重要的盟友——而且还组织起来强调和发展鱼类作为国民饮食中有价值和健康的一部分。然而，戴维斯的书并没有遵循这种以女性为中心的轨迹。相反，他对所谓的“鳕鱼战争”提供了扎实而详细的描述，当时冰岛和英国的渔民为了拥有北大西洋的宝贵水域而展开激烈的战斗。在这种情况下，戴维斯的章节顺序也很奇怪。第 5 章“鳕鱼战争”与第 8 章“最后的鳕鱼战争”相隔两章。这两章都详细而有趣，有时也接近于分析。在这些章节和他的结论中，戴维斯认为，英国渔业一直缺乏伦敦中央政府的支持。美国渔业社区也遭受了类似的苦难，但受益于国会的大力支持，尤其是爱德华肯尼迪的支持。正如戴维斯明确表示的那样，在美国和英国，渔业问题以及渔民及其社区的问题很少成为头条新闻、公众关注或政府优先事项。戴维斯没有足够有力地说明这一点，但这种忽视是短视的，并且会产生深远的影响。鱼和其他海产品对捕获和加工海产品的人和食用海产品的人的健康和福祉至关重要。粮农组织估计，鱼类提供了其平均动物蛋白摄入量的至少 15%，并且，当然，对于生活在鱼类来源附近的人群来说，更多。渔业，包括养鱼和水产养殖，支持着大约 5.4 亿人的生计，占世界人口的 8%。许多依赖各种形式渔业的人是穷人或生活在贫困社区。所有这一切都表明，戴维斯和其他研究人员对渔业、渔业工人及其社区所做的工作是重要且有价值的，远远超出了狭隘的学术关注。戴维斯为这项努力做出了贡献，可能以他无法想象的方式。国际海事历史杂志等合作努力确保这些研究不仅得到认可，而且建立在基础之上。支持估计 5.4 亿人的生计，即世界人口的 8%。许多依赖各种形式渔业的人是穷人或生活在贫困社区。所有这一切都表明，戴维斯和其他研究人员对渔业、渔业工人及其社区所做的工作是重要且有价值的，远远超出了狭隘的学术关注。戴维斯为这项努力做出了贡献，可能以他无法想象的方式。国际海事历史杂志等合作努力确保这些研究不仅得到认可，而且建立在基础之上。支持估计 5.4 亿人的生计，即世界人口的 8%。许多依赖各种形式渔业的人是穷人或生活在贫困社区。所有这一切都表明，戴维斯和其他研究人员对渔业、渔业工人及其社区所做的工作是重要且有价值的，远远超出了狭隘的学术关注。戴维斯为这项努力做出了贡献，可能以他无法想象的方式。国际海事历史杂志等合作努力确保这些研究不仅得到认可，而且建立在基础之上。所有这一切都表明，戴维斯和其他研究人员对渔业、渔业工人及其社区所做的工作是重要且有价值的，远远超出了狭隘的学术关注。戴维斯为这项努力做出了贡献，可能以他无法想象的方式。国际海事历史杂志等合作努力确保这些研究不仅得到认可，而且建立在基础之上。所有这一切都表明，戴维斯和其他研究人员对渔业、渔业工人及其社区所做的工作是重要且有价值的，远远超出了狭隘的学术关注。戴维斯为这项努力做出了贡献，可能以他无法想象的方式。国际海事历史杂志等合作努力确保这些研究不仅得到认可，而且建立在基础之上。