“Periculum maris spes lucri superat: Fisheries, Trade, Defense, and the North Atlantic World,”  

The 2016 North American Society for Oceanic History Annual Conference

At the By-the-Bay Conference Center in Portland, ME May 11-14, 2016

Taken from James Josselyn’s A Relation of Two Voyages to New-England, the Latin quote translates loosely to “The hope for money exceeds the dangers of the sea.” With that in mind, and the international connection of the North Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop, the 2016 Program Committee invites paper and session proposals that explore a wide range of maritime connections, cultural landscapes, or an interweaving of both to examine the meaning and processes of our maritime heritage. Suggested topic areas include cultural connections, race, gender, fisheries, archaeology, empire, military (especially the First World War), Law of the Sea and ocean management, maritime health, indigenous, environmental, and public history. Additional topics and geographic focuses are welcome for submission and the Program Committee will consider papers and sessions exploring all aspects of history and archaeology related to navigable saltwater and freshwater environments as well as to processing and consumption of fish. Papers from graduate students and junior scholars with fresh approaches to maritime history are greatly encouraged as are papers discussing the North Atlantic realm from a non-American / non- European perspective.