A Comparative Study on the Japanese-Canadian Fishermen and Other Ethnic Groups in the Salmon Canning Industry on the West Coast of Canada in the First Half of the 20th Century

本研究的目的是通过与其他民族的渔民进行比较，建立20世纪上半叶加拿大西海岸鲑鱼罐头行业的日裔加拿大渔民的历史。通过对直到最近才被忽视的各种英文文件的仔细分析，可以清楚地看到，经济实力薄弱、属于少数民族的日裔加拿大渔民取代了原住民和华裔加拿大渔民，为加拿大渔业的发展作出了贡献。同时，人们认识到，日裔加拿大渔民的捕鱼技能因其家乡和职业历史的不同而不同。

The aim of this study is to establish the history of Japanese Canadian fishermen in the salmon canning industry on the west coast of Canada in the first half of the 20th century by comparing them with fishermen from other ethnic groups. Through a close analysis of various English documents that had been overlooked until recently, it has become clear that the Japanese Canadian fishermen, who were economically weak and belonged to a racial minority, came to contribute to the development of the Canadian fishing industry, replacing the First Nations and Chinese Canadian fishermen. At the same time, it has been recognized that depending on the hometown and the occupational history of the Japanese Canadian fishermen, their fishing skills varied among them.