By the mid-eighteenth century, a distinctive maritime commerce in turtle and manatee products existed in the Caribbean. It was especially prevalent amongst English-speaking inhabitants, from the Cayman Islands and Jamaica to the outposts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the Colombian islands. Consumption patterns led to a variety of encounters between indigenous Indians, Europeans, Africans and Creoles. Commerce in these natural resources, especially turtles, grew steadily, creating prodigious consumer demands for medical uses, culinary and fashion trends in Europe and the North America by the late-nineteenth century. This study intertwines themes of environmental history, maritime cultural encounters, fisheries and food history. Topics such as indigenous hunting techniques, processing, transportation, marketization, utilitarian and luxury consumerism and evolution of social attitudes towards natural resources are addressed. It is based on contemporary sources and covers various aspects of the supply and utilization of these marine animals over the longue durée.

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海龟和海牛的海洋文化遭遇和消费主义：加勒比地区的环境史

到 18 世纪中叶，加勒比地区出现了独特的海龟和海牛产品海上贸易。它在讲英语的居民中尤为普遍，从开曼群岛和牙买加到哥斯达黎加、尼加拉瓜和哥伦比亚群岛的前哨。消费模式导致土著印第安人、欧洲人、非洲人和克里奥尔人之间的各种遭遇。这些自然资源（尤其是海龟）的贸易稳步增长，到 19 世纪后期，欧洲和北美的医疗用途、烹饪和时尚趋势创造了巨大的消费者需求。这项研究将环境历史、海洋文化遭遇、渔业和食品历史等主题交织在一起。诸如土著狩猎技术、加工、运输、市场化、解决了功利主义和奢侈品消费主义以及社会对自然资源态度的演变。它以当代资料为基础，涵盖了这些海洋动物在长期供应和利用的各个方面。