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Burchill, Carolyn. "Fishing for souls : faith and community in a Moray fishing village." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2008. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU503950.
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This thesis presents an ethnographic study of religion and community in Gamrie, a fishing village in North East Scotland. It is based on fieldwork consisting of extended, unstructured interviews with supplementary material from written sources including books, press reports and internet sites. It addresses both the continued success of the church in the current climate of religious decline and the conditions which led to the formation of a fundamentalist Northern Ireland church in the village. My contention is that the persistence of religion is directly related both to the type of religion and the nature of the community. I maintain that the churches are successful because they adopt a strong theological stance, through which they resist the advance of secularism. Further, I argue that in this community, religion plays a role in the construction of social identity. The first part of the thesis provides an historical account of religion in Gamrie. Subsequently, I examine the main events in Scottish church history which have had a bearing on religion in the village along with a history of the churches currently in existence, before looking at the churches today. Finally, I discuss theories of religion and community and propose a theoretical framework within which the questions posed in this thesis may be answered. My discussion deals principally with secularization theories which argue that religion is incompatible with modern society and analyses the features of Protestantism which render it prone to schism. Later, I examine theories of social identity and community, focusing on the relationship between boundary maintenance and the construction of social identity and distinguishing between the concept of tradition and the process of social change. I contend that evangelical churches constitute an "imagined" community of interest, which provided networks that facilitated the affiliation of a religious group in Gamrie with a Northern Ireland Church.
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Thomas, Huw. "Social resilience in Cornish fishing communities." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9690.
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Rural Cornish coastal fishing communities express, and have expressed, varying degrees of ability to develop and retain social resilience capacity, or the ability to withstand ‘shock’ over both ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ onset events in social, political, economic and natural domain terms (Wilson, 2012a). Endogenous and exogenous influences may include natural changes in resources and resource dependency resulting in the loss or depletion of community livelihoods associated with a decline in fishing activities (Brookfield, 2005; Marshall, 2007a), issues of tourism driven change and notions of ‘community’. Four capitals are initially conceptually considered, those of natural, political, social and economic capitals driving institutional change and individual-community behaviour within fishing communities. This is considered for fishing activities and cross-community aspirational or extant forms of resilience building with a particular focus on social memory, community-personal identity (Wilson, 2012b; Wilson, 2013; Wilson, 2014) and critically, power (Chaskin, 2001). This research frames community resilience within a resilience framework on local, national and EU scales. The initial capital approach is further developed and articulated into a novel resilience status and process framework, the community resilience and vulnerability index, or the CRVI. The research fieldwork observes social resilience through empirical qualitative methods supported by an anthropological lens, especially in regard to social issues, trust, confidence, power and agency within fishing communities and trajectories that have been guided by internal and external influences and adaptive change to social networks. One of the research challenges was the building of the CRVI using coupled approaches to coping strategies that may have value both across the Cornish case study communities and into wider community usage.
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Silk, Victoria. "Social capital and sustainability in a Newfoundland fishing community." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/349.
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The intent of this thesis is to conduct an empirical study of social capital in a single resource dependent fishing community, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland. The community under study, Petty Harbour, has a 335 year attachment to what was its primary fishery, Northern cod (Gadus morhua). This ended in 1992 when the Canadian government implemented an indefinite moratorium on Northern cod. Historically the community has exhibited high levels of activism aimed for the most part at protectionism of its primary economic mainstay, the fishery. Social capital by definition implies available resources embedded in social structures such as informal networks that can be accessed and mobilized by individuals or groups for either personal or communal gain (Coleman, 1988; Putnam, 2000; Krishna, 2002; Onyx, 2005). High levels of social capital can lead to collective activism, which according to some, is the single most important contributing factor to sustainability because without activism, an outcome of social capital, there maybe no hope for recovery and sustainability. My hypothesis is that the extent to which one is socially connected through network ties to close friends and/or family (structural social capital) and the level of trust in neighbors (cognitive social capital) will positively correlate with their involvement with activism. Leadership and sense of ownership are introduced as additional independent variables to further explore explanations for the community's level of collective activism and stewardship of the resource. Treating activism as a dependent variable, I am going to examine social capital indicators, suggesting network ties (weak, strong) as independent variables that can partially explain the historically high level of activism. I am also going to propose that the independent variables leadership and sense of ownership will also positively correlate with activism.
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Attah, Amewu. "The impact of oil exploitation on a Ghanaian fishing community." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2018. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/112770/.
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The likelihood that natural resource extraction will deliver benefits to inhabitants of local communities which host the extraction venture has become a salient point in the sub-Saharan African context. It is because although the continent has seen an upsurge in resource extraction activities, the continent still features prominently in the “resource curse” debate. The “resource curse” is a phenomenon where countries which have abundant natural resources such as oil and gas, perform badly in economic development and governance compared to countries with fewer resources (Humphreys et al., 2007). Although the “resource curse” is a global occurrence it is particularly prevalent in resource-rich countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the prevalence of the resource curse in Africa, international financial institutions, national governments, leaders and inhabitants of the region continue to see the extraction of natural resource as a route out of poverty, especially for local communities which host extraction activities. This thesis focuses on the case of Ghana, a new addition to the bloc of oil-producing countries to assess whether expectations of resource benefits by inhabitants of the oil region will materialise. I used a qualitative approach, so I conducted semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in Ghana’s oil and gas industry. The exploration of the social, economic and environmental impact of oil drilling and exploitation on the study community revealed that contrary to expectations of benefits, no beneficial outcomes accrued to inhabitants of the community. There were instead reports of challenges with fishing activities such as decreased fish catch levels, longer time spent at sea and the presence of seaweed which affected fishing activities negatively. The main conclusion of this thesis is that resource-rich communities who do not have the “power” cannot compel governments of developing countries to institute resource intervention projects for them. This thesis, therefore, recommends that communities must capitalise on elections which gives them “power” over governments.
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Liem, Kok-ie. "Redevelopment of Tai O." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25944897.
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Muzammal, Bilal. "Policy and Access : A Story of Marginalized Fishing Community in Pakistan." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-301096.
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Busby, Cecilia Jane. "Gender, exchange and person in a fishing community in Kerala, South India." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1995. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2451/.
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This thesis sets out to explore the nature of gender relations in a fishing community in South India. Among the Mukkuvar of Kerala, sea fishing in small artisanal craft is carried out by men, while women take responsibility for selling fish in the markets, and control household finances. Women are particularly prominent in dealing with credit, essential to a fishing economy where incomes fluctuate daily, and are also involved in day to day exchanges of fish, money, childcare and small gifts which link households, especially those related through women, in a web of interdependency. The thesis looks at how transactions and exchange between people are understood in terms of gender. The strict sexual division of labour within this fishing economy leads to a series of gendered exchanges within the household between husband and wife, of fish, money, food, labour and sex. There is here an unusual emphasis on the husband wife relationship, which is an important site of demonstration and constitution of gender difference, but which is also the site of merging of the different potentialities represented by women and men into one productive and reproductive unit. Gendered opposition is seen as leading to interdependence and complementarity, an understanding vividly expressed in the idea that husband and wife are said to be two halves of the whole, and to become "one body". This idea of gender opposition and complementarity seen in exchange is found also in the understanding of relatedness which I argue underlies the kinship system. Here people are related through both women and men, but differently, so that the difference gender makes in tracing relatedness can be seen to give rise to the Dravidian kinship terminology and the associated practice of cross cousin marriage. At the heart of Mukkuvar ideas of both exchange and relatedness lies an understanding of gender difference which is categorical, and focused on ideas of substance and bodily difference, which in turn is seen to give rise to different potentials for transaction and performance.
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Elkins, David Brian. "The epidemiology and control of Ascaris lumbricoides in an Indian fishing community." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/38297.
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Vodden, Kelly. "'N_anwa_kola, co-management and sustainable community economic development in a BC fishing village." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape8/PQDD_0016/MQ51495.pdf.
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Turgo, Nelson Nava. "Bugabug and Dagat : the local life of a fishing community in the Philippines." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2010. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54978/.
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This thesis is an ethnographic study of a fishing community in the Philippines in the context of a dwindling fisheries resource and in relation to the community's contemporary social and political structures, values and local issues. It considers the everyday life of the fishing community the realms of power gender and economic relations and how these relations are played out among and between fishers and their wives, fish vendors, dealers and brokers as the community experiences dramatic changes in the local economy. While the study avers a very local orientation, it takes cognizance of the community's enrollment in a bigger polity: national and global economic and political spaces. Thus, the study focuses upon what local life means and exemplifies in the epoch of globalization and how local practices are instantiated amidst talk of a fast globalizing world. It highlights the enduring importance of the local linked in this case to the people in the fishing community's relative immobility and marginal position in the sphere of the Philippine economy in particular and the global economy in general. The thesis has eight chapters divided into three parts. The first part, chapters 1, 2 and 3, introduces the study, explains its ethnographic and theoretical import, states its significance as a piece of scholarly research and connects it with the wider literature on fishing studies, maritime anthropology, and the sociology of globalization. The second part, chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7, deals with the Philippine economy and describes the fishing community studied. Furthermore, it discusses the different ways in which fishers and their wives 'make do' in the face of dwindling catches, the changes and continuities in the community's economic roles, gender dynamics and power relations in the household and highly localized market practices in fish trading where among other factors, intimate actual and fictive relations in the community affect how fish is traded and sold among community members. The third part, chapter 8, concludes the thesis and summarizes the key arguments laid out in the second part of the study. It calls the reader's attention to the many geographies of globalization such as how some lives remain local and yet not isolated from extra-local developments, and how in this community everyday life is given material shape that is more local than global.
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Carsten, Janet Frances. "Women, kinship and community in a Malay fishing village on Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.362171.
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Elkins, Melissa Ruth Haswell. "The epidemiology of hookworm, whipworm and pinworm in a south Indian fishing community." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/38298.
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Rony, Mohammad. "Impact investing & Aboriginal community economic development : from fishing net to financial net." New Leaf Associates, Inc, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31272.
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Impact investing is growing as a development approach to bring about positive social, environmental and economic impact for marginalized people in the developing world. But existing in a developed country like Canada, the Aboriginal communities are not getting enough attention due to lack of capacity, state dependency, state policies and negative perception among the stakeholders in the financial ecosystems. This thesis followed mixed methods participatory action research approach and had a deeper look on the present investment ecosystem and identified many barriers to investment for Aboriginal cooperative or social enterprise including negative stereotypes regarding Aboriginal communities impeding investing in cooperative or social enterprise. However, proper education, financial inclusion, awareness among stakeholders and engaging micro-investors in Aboriginal enterprises could improve the situation and develop opportunities for both the supply and demand side.May 2016
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Coe, Clara de Melo. "Activity evaluation of fishing in the community of artisanal fishery BitupitÃ, Barroquinha - CearÃ." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=17256.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorFishing plays an important socio-economic role in the employment of labor, work, income generation and food supply for the population, especially for small coastal communities of Cearà State, Brazil. The research aimed to characterize artisanal fisheries held in BitupitÃ, municipality of Barroquinha, Cearà and identify the socioeconomic profile of employees. They interviewed 128 fishermen and 22 professionals involved in this fishing community. These were questioned on socioeconomic issues and issues related to fishing. The results of the interviews showed that 59% of Bitupità fishermen practice fishing in "curral" and 41% carries the hand-line fishing. The main species caught in the region are: âSerra Spanish mackerelâ (Scomberomorus brasiliensis), Sardines (Opisthonema oglinum), âAtlantic bumperâ (Chloroscombrus chrysurus), âTarponâ (Megalops atlanticus), âBigeye trevallyâ (Caranx sp.), Sword (Trichiurus lepturus) and Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris). All fishermen interviewed were male with ages ranging from 15 to 65 years old. They declared themselves as professional fishers, but also worked as masons or vigilantes certain times of the year. According to theirs answers, they have low levels of education and incomes are lower than the minimum wage. It was reported that using gear and fishing practices that may be considered unsustainable, but that they use said its happens because of lack of alternative. However, they demonstrated knowledge about the tools which can do some damage to fish and thus prejudice the fishery. The production chain proved to be disorganized, with whether or no evidence of collaboration between its links. A SOWT matrix was drawn up based on the data collected where it was possible to identify the main forces of activity as the presence of highly experienced professionals, plenty of potential and raw material for large investments in fish marketing infrastructure. And the negatives as the failure of fisheries use, overfishing and the misuse and degradation of natural resources.
A pesca tem um importante papel socioeconÃmico no emprego de mÃo-de-obra, geraÃÃo de renda e oferta de alimentos para a populaÃÃo, especialmente para as pequenas comunidades litorÃneas do estado do CearÃ, Brasil. A pesquisa teve como objetivo caracterizar a pesca artesanal realizada em BitupitÃ, municÃpio de Barroquinha, Cearà e identificar o perfil socioeconÃmico dos trabalhadores. Foram entrevistados 128 pescadores e 22 profissionais ligados à pesca dessa comunidade. Estes entrevistados foram abordados com questÃes socioeconÃmicas e questÃes relativas a atividade pesqueira. Os resultados das entrevistas mostraram que 59% dos pescadores de Bitupità praticam a pesca de âcurralâ e 41% realiza a pesca de linha-de-mÃo. As principais espÃcies capturadas na regiÃo sÃo Serra (Scomberomorus brasiliensis), Sardinha (Opisthonema oglinum), Palombeta (Chloroscombrus chrysurus), Camuripim (Megalops atlanticus), Garajuba (Caranx sp.), Espada (Trichiurus lepturus) e Ariacà (Lutjanus synagris). Os pescadores entrevistados eram do sexo masculino e tinham entre 15 e 65 anos. Exerciam, segundo eles, a pesca profissional, mas atuavam tambÃm como pedreiros ou vigilantes em determinadas Ãpocas do ano. Segundo declararam, eles apresentam baixos nÃveis de escolaridade e renda inferior a um salÃrio mÃnimo. Eles informaram que utilizam apetrechos e prÃticas de pesca que podem ser consideradas insustentÃveis, mas que sÃo usados por falta de alternativa. A cadeia produtiva mostrou-se desorganizada havendo pouco ou nenhuma evidÃncia de colaboraÃÃo entre seus elos. AtravÃs dos dados coletados elaborou-se uma matriz SOWT onde foi possÃvel identificar as principais forÃas da atividade como sendo a presenÃa de profissionais bastante experientes, a abundÃncia de matÃria prima e grande potencial para investimentos nas infraestruturas de comercializaÃÃo do pescado. E os pontos negativos como sendo a insuficiÃncia do aproveitamento da pesca, a pesca predatÃria e o mau uso e degradaÃÃo dos recursos naturais.
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Johnson, Christofer M. " Fishing in Uncertain Waters: Resilience and Cultural Change in a North Atlantic Community ." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1574612673663867.
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Rashid, Saifur. "Common property rights and Indigenous fishing practices in the inland openwater fisheries of Bangladesh : the case of the Koibortta fishing community of Kishoregonj /." Curtin University of Technology, Department of Social Sciences, 2005. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=16254.
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Bangladesh contains one of the richest and largest inland fisheries in South Asia and the third highest inland capture fisheries in the world and has a long history, which continues to the present, of conflict and cooperation between fishers and other diverse fishing interests over access to a range of fishing environments managed under a variety of leasing and tenurial arrangements. Several fishing communities are of ancient origin and over a long period of time have developed and adapted their indigenous fishing knowledge, including technologies, fishing practices and knowledge of diverse fishing environments to manage fisheries in a variety of environmental and ecological conditions. This thesis provides a detailed ethnographic account of one such community, the Koibortta fishers of Krishnapur village in the northeast flood plain region of Bangladesh, focusing on their management practices and indigenous fishing knowledge in selected inland common property fisheries. It examines, using documentary and oral historical sources, the ways in which they have adapted aspects of their indigenous fishing knowledge to changing economic and environmental circumstances over the past 50 years. It also examines, using case studies of three water bodies, how they were able to gain short-term and insecure access to selected water bodies, partly by drawing on traditional social networks at village and multivillage levels to mobilise fishers in negotiations with leaseholders.The thesis argues that these social networks and fishers’ capacity to adapt aspects of their fishing knowledge to new circumstances were insufficient to gain long term, secure and direct access to productive water bodies as fishers lacked strong government commitment to their long term security. The thesis concludes with a discussion of the capacity of Krishnapur fishers to manage fish resources equitably and sustainably.
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Munro, Gillian. "'I'm nae eese for nithin bit scrapin pans!' : an ethnography of the lives of young married women in a fishing community in the North East of Scotland." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8342.
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This thesis is an ethnographic study of the lives of young married women in a fishing village in the North East of Scotland. I illustrate the central role played by women in the maintenance of home, family and community through a discussion of their daily lives as housewives, as mothers, as members of kin networks, as friends and as social participants. Major achievements of the study are to demonstrate the complexity and multiplicity of women's personal interpretations of their roles, and to show how they respond to tradition and how they introduce change in their interpretations of these roles. The complexity and range of material I present therefore has resulted in a comprehensive study which is not theory-led and which draws no easy theoretical conclusions. Rather, in this thesis, I aim to make a significant contribution to the ethnographic quality of community and gender studies in Scotland.
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Schleusner, Clifford James. "Field Investigation of the Mittry Lake Bass (Micropterous Salmoides) Fishery Including : Water Quality, Community Structure, Habitat Selection, and spinal Injury Rates Associated With Electrofishing." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1997. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu_e9791_1997_291_sip1_w.pdf&type=application/pdf.
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Chan, Hoi-ying Arlene, and 陳凱盈. "Community planning for sustainable tourism in Hong Kong: case study : Tai O fishing village." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31261012.
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Carsten, Janet. "The heat of the hearth : the process of kinship in a Malay fishing community /." Oxford : Clarendon press, 1997. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb36699082f.
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Mabunay, Ma Luisa. "Gender relations in women's lives : a study of fishing households in a central Philippine community." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29078.
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This study argues that women's gendered experiences record distinctive features of their subordinate yet resilient positions at home and in society. It portrays the work and lives of selected women in a changing peasant fishing community in the Philippines and suggests directions by which power relations implied in their personal, local, and global lives might be more fully grasped. Despite an underlying perception of 'separate spheres' reflected in such local notions of work as pangabuhi and pangita, the women pragmatically pursue 'public' and market-related roles and activities for the immediate 'private' requirements for their households' sustenance and reproduction. Nevertheless, they are less discerning, and thus, less active in negotiating their strategic interests as women. The recommendations underscore the socially constructed character of gender divisions so demystifying the myths that sustain them. Social development projects that assist but not exacerbate the burdens of rural women are also endorsed.
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Schuchert, Pia Christiane. "Modelling Large Scale Coral Reef Fish and Benthic Community Structures in a Subsistence Fishing Environment." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.519443.
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Murugan, Poobalan. "Co-management of marine resources as an instrument to facilitate conflict resolution in HAWSTON." University of Western Cape, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7749.
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Magister Administrationis - MAdminThe living marine resources of South Africa belong to the people of the country. With a steady growth of the human population and the subsequent increased demand for food, it is imperative that the resources of our waters are managed for the optimal social and economic development of all South Africans. The ownership of the resources are vested in the state and it is, therefore, the state's responsibility to ensure that the chosen form of fisheries management promotes both sustainability and equity.
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Bianchi, Raoul V. "A critical ethnography of tourism entrepreneurship and social change in a fishing community in Gran Canaria." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.300682.
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Mühlig, genannt Hofmann Annette. "An interdisciplinary appraisal of community-based marine resource management of a traditional Fijian fishing ground (qoliqoli)." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.443101.
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Lane, Jonah Anne Marie. "The society and economy of a fishing community: Liverpool, Nova Scotia in the late 18th century." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6091.
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The staples theory has dominated the history of the fisheries in Atlantic Canada for the last century. Historians have discussed the economic and social history of the region largely in terms of the impact of international trade and war. These two factors are important; however, they alone do not explain the development of the region. The people who lived there came from diverse backgrounds, chose to settle there for different reasons, and approached the exploitation of the resources of the region based on their own experiences and aspirations. This thesis builds on studies of maritime communities from New England to Newfoundland to explain how people in a fishing-based community in Nova Scotia in the late 18th century lived and worked. It examines the economic strategies found in this Nova Scotian fishing community in comparison with other studies of economic pluralism in rural communities from New England, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Liverpool, Nova Scotia was settled by New England Planters in 1759, after the expulsion of the Acadians. The circumstances of the new settlers were affected by the political climate and the changing conditions of international trade. Thirty years after their arrival, the New England Planters had shaped their economy and society based their environment and on their own traditions and expectations. This study examines the work lives of fishermen and seafarers, the work of women, and the economic role of the family in order to understand the full world of work that shaped this community. It examines the activities of local merchants as well as the role of community institutions to understand how this society functioned. Much as other historians have concluded about rural agricultural communities, this study concludes that this fishing based community had, and depended on, a plurality of economic activities, both commercial and non-commercial in nature, and that this plurality was a source of strength.
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DiFrancesco, Darryn Anne. "Fishing for Foresters: A New Institutional Analysis of Community Participation in an Aboriginal-owned Forest Company." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/28758.
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Aboriginal groups across Canada are looking for new ways to improve the living conditions of their people. Coast Tsimshian Resources LP is a forest company that is collectively owned by the Lax Kw'alaams band, a traditional fishing community in northern British Columbia. This research investigates the collectively-owned company as a possible creative means toward development, but in the process uncovers the significance of community 'embeddedness' in shaping development outcomes. Data was collected primarily through semi-structured and informal interviews with respondents from the community and company, among others. Interviews revealed the problem of a disconnection between the community and company. Through a New Institutional Analysis, which pays particular attention to context, the possible reasons for the disconnect are explored, and community 'embeddedness' is presented as a way of understanding it. Fishing is identified as a culturally salient practice and serves as a point of comparison to explain the lack of participation in the company's forestry activities. Suggestions for ways the company can work within this 'embeddedness' to ameliorate the disconnect are provided, and an elevated appreciation of the "sub-institutional elements" within New Institutional theory is suggested. Finally, the community-owned company is evaluated in terms of its ability to meet the development goals and visions of the Lax Kw'alaams band and First Nations in Canada.
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Cox, Lorraine Vitale. "Engineered consent, the relocation of black point, a small gaelic fishing community in northern Cape Breton Island." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq24734.pdf.
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Grannis, Betsy M. "Impacts of Mobile Fishing Gear and a Buried Fiber-Optic Cable on Soft-Sediment Benthic Community Structure." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2005. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/GrannisBM2005.pdf.
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Yuwono, Pujo Semedi Hargo. "Close to the stone, far from the throne the story of a Javanese fishing community, 1820s-1990s /." [S.l. : Amsterdam : s.n.] ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2001. http://dare.uva.nl/document/58393.
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Pinot, de Moira Angela Claire. "The micro-epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni within a Ugandan fishing community : behavioural, environmental and immunological aspects of infection." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.612430.
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Cloete, Cindy-Lee. "Intergenerational learning and environmental care: a case of a fishing community next to Africa’s first marine protected area." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/7598.
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This study explored the relationship between intergenerational learning and environmental care in the small fishing community of Covie, located next to the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area (TMPA) on the south-eastern coast of South Africa. Since Covie’s establishment as a woodcutter settlement in 1883, the community has depended on the marine and coastal environment such that their communal identity and basic means of subsistence are closely tied to their traditional fishing practices. Since its proclamation in 1964, the TMPA has undergone numerous policy changes, most notably the complete closure of the TMPA to fishing in 2001. Against this backdrop, the study sought to understand how intergenerational learning about fishing practices are mediated in Covie and the ways in which such learning processes constitute a sense of place and belonging for the Covie fishers, and to develop a sense of care for the natural environment. The study included 12 Covie community members of different generations and genders so as to be representative of the community (approximately 86 members). The research was informed by qualitative data generated through a focus group discussion with eight Covie community members, a mirror workshop with the same eight community members, eight semi-structured interviews, and five naturalistic observations of fishing practices. Data generation and analysis was informed by Etienne Wenger’s theory of Communities of Practice which was complemented by theoretical perspectives on intergenerational learning and attachment to place. This study found that the Covie fishers indeed operate as a community of practice who depend significantly on intergenerational learning processes to transfer knowledge, skills and values about fishing practices to younger generations. The 2001 policy changes that denied the Covie fishers access to their traditional fishing sites were shown to reduce the participation in fishing of a range of community members (in particular children and women), which in turn influenced forms of intergenerational learning about fishing. The youth’s reduced participation especially was linked to more protracted and fragmented processes of learning about fishing and Covie’s code of fishing conduct, including its underpinning sense of environmental care. Finally, this study argues that the affective and socio-material connections to their natural surroundings have shaped the Covie community’s sense of care and responsibility toward the environment.
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Huang, Yu. "Fishing-Dependent Communities on the Gulf Coast of Florida: Their Identification, Recent Decline and Present Resilience." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2003. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000183.
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Nenadovic, Mateja. "The Effects of Bottom-Tending Mobile Fishing Gear and Fiber-Optic Cable Burial on Soft-Sediment Benthic Community Structure." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2009. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/NenadovicM2009a.pdf.
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Hara, Chimango. ""Co-management agreements with subsistence fishing communities as a means for promoting sustainable use and conservation of marine living resources in South Africa"." University of the Western cape, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5400.
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Schroeder, Robert E. "The ecology of patch reef fishes in a subtropical Pacific atoll: recruitment variability, community structure and effects of fishing predators." Thesis, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/18158.
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The ecology of patch reef fishes was studied to quantify the main
factors that affect the natural variability of the fish community and
to determine the effects produced on the community by experimental
removal of predators. Initially, a year-long baseline description was
completed of the physical, biological and ecological characteristics of
8 pristine patch reefs at Midway lagoon. For over 3 subsequent years,
piscivorous predators were spearfished at least monthly, often for days
at a time, on 4 of the 8 reefs. Fish populations were visually
censused throughout the experiment. In all seasons and years of the
project, daily recruitment rate of postlarval fishes to natural patch
reefs was compared to that measured on standardized, artificial reefs
of various sizes and degrees of inter-reef isolation. Finally, all
baseline measurements were replicated and complete collections were
made of all fishes, to validate the visual census method.
Visual censusing was found to be of adequate precision and accuracy
for most resident, non-cryptic species (highest for small patch reefs).
Fishes could be assigned to size classes underwater by visual estimate
with high accuracy. Rotenone collections were highly effective in
quantifying many species commonly missed or underestimated in visual
censuses.
Only a few species composed the bulk of all recruits, while most
species were rare or not seen at all. Variation between species was
related to life history strategies or behavioral requirements. High temporal variability was found at the following scales: 1) Annuallywhere
variability increased with the magnitude of recruitment, and
different species recruited heavily in different years, suggesting that
species specific factors in the plankton are more important than
general oceanographic conditions; 2) Seasonally- pulsing strongly in
summer, and occasionally late fall, when favorable environmental
conditions may maximize growth and survival; and 3) Daily- with 1 or 2
strong peaks (each only a few days long) over a period of several weeks
of low, variable recruitment.
Small-scale spatial variability between replicate attractors
(standardized artificial reefs) and between attractor types (coral and
wire) were both high for a few species recruiting abundantly, although
most recruits are probably substrate generalists. Rigorous visual fish
censuses can adequately document moderate- to long-term temporal
variation in the abundances of recently recruited juveniles on patch
reefs (i.e., based on similar temporal patterns assessed by daily
attractors). Daily total recruitment rate increased, although at
diminishing densities, with (attractor) reef size, and with degree of
inter-reef isolation. Abundances of recently recruited fish censused
on neighboring, natural patch reefs (much larger than attractors)
increased with reef size. The effect of isolation on these natural
reefs was confounded by the stronger effect of reef size. These
results suggest that if optimum size and spacing of reefs is provided,
either by proper design of artificial reefs or selection of marine reserves, managers may enhance fish recruitment and ultimately improve
local fisheries:
Of the 135 fishes censused on the patch reefs studied, only 6
species together accounted for 70% of the total number of all fish,
mainly due to heavy seasonal recruitment pulses. Strong seasonal and
annual variability in recruitment was responsible for most of the
temporal variation in fish abundance. The structure of patch reef fish
communities at Midway was characterized by high unpredictability (e.g.,
great seasonal and/or annual variability in recruitment by common
species, recruitment limitation for most species, and a high turnover
rate detected by frequent sampling). Some predictions of the theory of
island biogeography were also met by these fish communities (e.g.,
species richness correlated strongly with patch reef area, volume and
relief). and total fish abundance. Some populations also exhibited a
degree of long-term stability. Species diversity [H'] was similar
among different size reefs.
The experimental fishing on piscivores produced a catch composed
mainly of lizardfish, due largely to immigration following the removal
of other, competitively superior, highly resident piscivores.
Scorpionfish and moray eels were also dominant predators. The expected
decreases in catch-per-unit-effort were not realized, except for a
quantitatively insignificant family (hawkfish). Conversely, the catch
of the highly migratory lizardfish actually increased as fishing
progressed. Changes in the catch composition for other piscivores related mainly to major changes in reef size or to patterns of large,
inter-year recruitment fluctuations. Census data confirmed the major
trends indicted by catch results. Sharks and jacks were attracted to
the experimental reefs by spearfishing; the study was unable to
determine whether their piscivorous effect was different between reef
treatments.
Patch reef fish communities at Midway were relatively resilient to
long-term, intense fishing pressure on piscivores. However, enhanced
survival of a large, annual, summer recruitment pulse of a common
cardinalfish, synchronized with a temporary but significant reduction
of lizardfish (the most prevalent piscivore) by fishing, suggested that
an effect of predation on reef fish populations is experimentally
detectable and considerable. However, temporal and spatial variability
in recruitment, and reef size differences and changes in size were the
primary factors responsible for the observed temporal patterns in fish
abundance. COlnmunity analysis involves numerous confounding effects
and requires the most careful interpretation for valid conclusions.xvi, 321 leaves, bound : ill. ; 29 cm.
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Mardle, Dennis. "What explains the differences in response by the international community to the issues of state failure, illegal fishing, hazardous waste dumping and piracy off the coast of Somalia?" Thesis, University of Canterbury. Law, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10124.
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In the last decade of the 20th Century Somalia made the headlines around the world as the place where a UN force had been withdrawn from due to losses inflicted on US and other troops by members of groups associated with two warlords. In the latter part of the first decade of the 21st Century Somalia was again in the global headlines, but this time associated with acts of piracy committed off its coastline.
Behind these headlines lay a complex mixture of problems stretching back as far as the early colonisation of the lands that became Somalia and populated with western European concepts ill suited to the peoples of those lands. The loss of effective government opened the door to neo colonial issues of illegal fishing and hazardous waste dumping that contributed to the piracy problem. Finely interwoven amongst all these issues runs a thread of international law.
This thesis examines that thread as it runs through the concept of state failure and asks if it is a legal term and what legal consequences, if any, are attached to it. It examines the international legal frameworks that support fishing and hazardous waste dumping and seeks to understand why they have not prevented illegal fishing and the illegal dumping of hazardous waste off the coast of Somalia.
This thesis then examines the concept of piracy as applied to Somalian pirates and seeks answers to questions as to what it is and how it has been applied. It looks at the use of private security as a response and seeks to find the legitimation for their actions in relation to pirates.
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Marinho, Reynaldo Amorim. "Co-GestÃo como ferramenta de ordenamento para pesca de pequena escala do litoral leste do CearÃ-Brasil." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2010. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=7766.
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nÃo hÃRedonda, comunidade pesqueira distante 200 km de Fortaleza, capital do estado do Cearà - Brasil, està localizada nas coordenadas geogrÃficas 04Â25Â28,79â S e 037Â54Â17,97â W. A Praia de Redonda tem o segundo maior contingente populacional do municÃpio a que pertence â IcapuÃ, com 3.000 habitantes, com um total de aproximadamente 610 famÃlias, e tem o segundo maior nÃmero de embarcaÃÃes à vela destinadas à pesca de lagosta, atrÃs somente da capital Fortaleza. O estudo propÃe a construÃÃo de um modelo de gestÃo participativa â co- gestÃo â que pode promover a conservaÃÃo da pesca e dos recursos pesqueiros em grande escala, a partir da implementaÃÃo de modelo piloto em comunidades pesqueiras, integrando o elemento humano (usuÃrio) ao manejo pesqueiro. O objetivo geral dessa proposta foi realizar um levantamento do estado da arte do setor pesqueiro na comunidade de Redonda e estabelecer um marco de trabalho para o desenho dos planos de gestÃo dos recursos pesqueiros. Os planos de gestÃo incorporam princÃpios de sustentabilidade utilizando uma aproximaÃÃo de gestÃo integrada das Ãreas costeiras. O modelo de gestÃo foi baseado na participaÃÃo de todos os agentes envolvidos no setor pesqueiro, local ou nÃo, participando no processo de desenho, elaboraÃÃo e implementaÃÃo do plano de co-gestÃo. O estudo comeÃou a partir da aceitaÃÃo da necessidade de um novo modelo de gerenciamento pesqueiro cooperativo na Comunidade objeto do estudo, passando pela compreensÃo de que o sucesso da co-gestÃo pesqueira nÃo à somente dependente da boa implementaÃÃo do programa, mas tambÃm sobre o modo de como a idÃia foi concebida. Nosso foco no estÃgio da prÃ- implementaÃÃo nos levou a examinar a origem da idÃia e de que maneira, ou circunstÃncias, esse processo comeÃou na Comunidade para, a partir desse ponto, ter inÃcio a fase de levantamento de dados. A coleta de dados foi realizada entre 2007 e 2010 e esteve baseada na coleta de dados primÃrios e dados secundÃrios. O principal conflito relatado por moradores na Praia de Redonda à a luta de seus pescadores contra a presenÃa de mergulhadores na Ãrea de pesca de Redonda. A soluÃÃo da crise apresentada pela populaÃÃo à a criaÃÃo de uma AMP - Ãrea Marinha Protegida, com 2.200 kmÂ, dentro do que preconiza a lei do SNUC â Sistema Nacional de Unidades de ConservaÃÃo, beneficiando 13 comunidades pesqueiras pertencentes aos municÃpios de Aracati e Icapuà e aproximadamente 1930 pescadores. Foram contabilizadas 229 embarcaÃÃes pesqueiras somente em Redonda e, dessas, 180 unidades sÃo denominadas bote de casco e representam 78,6% da frota local. As principais artes de pesca utilizadas em Redonda sÃo as cangalhas para a captura de lagosta, enquanto que para a captura de peixe sÃo utilizadas as redes de espera, espinhel e linha de mÃo. A produÃÃo mÃdia de lagosta viva desembarcada em Redonda, no perÃodo de 2004 a 2009 foi 47,8 kg/barco/dia. AlÃm de lagosta, os peixes mais pescados sÃo: guaiÃba, cioba, dentÃo, sirigado, guarajuba, cavala, dourado, agulhÃo e albacora. O estudo demonstra a necessidade da implementaÃÃo do sistema de co-gestÃo pesqueira para a pesca artesanal na regiÃo leste do Estado como forma de propiciar a sustentabilidade da atividade pesqueira.
Redonda, a fishing village that is 200 km away from Fortaleza, capital of Cearà State - Brazil, located at geographical coordinates 04 25â 28,79â S and 037 54â 17,97â W. Redonda Beach has the second largest population in the city, to which it belongs - IcapuÃ, with 3,000 inhabitants, with a total of about 610 families and a large number of sailing lobster boats, second only to the State capital, Fortaleza. The purpose of this study is the building of a model of participative management â co-management â which can promote the conservation of fisheries and fishery resources in a large scale, through the implementation of a pilot model in artisanal fisheries villages, integrating the human element (user) to fisheries management. The overall objective of this proposal was to survey the state of the art of the fishing sector in the Redonda community and establish a frame of work for the design of management plans for fishery resources. Management plans incorporate principles of sustainability using an approximation of integrated management of coastal zones. The management model was based on the participation of all stakeholders in the local fishing industry or not, participating in the process of designing, developing and implementing the plan of co-management. The study began by accepting the need for a new model of cooperative fishery management in the Community object of study, and realizing that the success of fisheries co-management is not only dependent on the successful implementation of the program, but also how the idea was conceived. Our focus at the pre-implementation stage led us to examine the origin of the idea and in what manner, or circumstances, this process began in the Community, and from there, began the data collection phase. Data was collected between 2007 and 2010 and was based on primary and secondary data. The main conflict reported by residents in Redonda Beach is its fishermenâs struggle against the presence of divers in the fishing area of Redonda. The solution presented by the population was the creation of an AMP - Marine Protected Area, with 2,200 square kilometers, in accordance with SNUC - National System of Conservation Units, benefiting 13 fishing communities belonging to the municipalities of Aracati and Icapuà and about 1,930 fishermen. In Redonda, alone, 229 fishing boats were accounted for out of which 180 are called boat hull and represent 78.6% of the local fleet. The main fishing gear used are cangalhas to catch lobster and fish is caught through the use of gill nets, longlines and hand line. The average landing of live lobsters in Redonda, from 2004 through 2009 was 47.8 kg/boat/day. Other than lobster, some important landed species are: yellowtail snapper, red snapper, dentÃo, sirigado, guarajuba, mackerel, dourado, marlin and yellowfin tuna. The study demonstrates the need of implementation of a fisheries co- management system for artisanal fisheries in the eastern coast of the State as a means to provide the sustainability of the fishing activity.
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Abreu, Georgete Cabral de. "Território da pesca: o uso do espaço aquático no Baixo Rio Solimões - Município de Manacapuru AM." Universidade Federal do Amazonas, 2011. http://tede.ufam.edu.br/handle/tede/2797.
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The Amazon is abundant in natural resources. Its meadow and dry land environments are favorable to halieutical activities increasingly sought by ribeirinhos fishermen, people that live in the river banks of Amazon. Small-scale fishing is an activity commonly practiced by inhabitants of the Amazon region and this practice is not different in Costa do Laranjal, municipality of Manacapuru, State of Amazonas, the study field of this work. The fishing carried out by social actors from this area takes place in specific territorial locations, although these waterways are legally free access and open to the public. The management of these territories is held by local people, the social actors, inhabitants of that area. The purpose of this research is to analyze the use of the main river and the appropriation of the waterway, in base of the capital generated from water and their relations with the fishing industry. Necessary components for this work: A bibliographic survey, field research with semi-structured interviews and oral history reporting, the use of a GPS for fishing locations demarcation, camera and recorder, plus other methodological resources. In this way, the fishermen are subordinate to the processes created by capitalist production system itself. This relationship is of benefit to both; however entrepreneurs obtain the largest portion of total income. It was found that fishermen are subordinated to those processes imposed by capitalist economical system, developing its activities on land and water by combining them.
A Amazônia é abundante em recursos naturais. Seus ambientes de várzea e terra firme são propícios às atividades haliêuticas, cada vez mais procuradas pelos pescadores ribeirinhos. A pesca artesanal é uma atividade muito praticada pelos moradores da Amazônia e esta prática não é diferente na Costa do Laranjal, município de Manacapuru, Estado do Amazonas, área de estudo deste trabalho. A pesca realizada pelos atores sociais desta localidade faz-se em locais territorializados, embora estes espaços aquáticos sejam legalmente de acesso livre e de uso comum. A gestão desses territórios é realizada pelos atores sociais que habitam aquela área. Pretende-se com essa pesquisa analisar o uso do rio principal e a apropriação do espaço aquático, em função do capital extraído da água, bem como a sua relação com a indústria pesqueira. Para a realização deste trabalho, foi necessário: levantamento bibliográfico, pesquisa de campo, com entrevistas semiestruturadas e relato de história oral, uso de GPS para demarcação dos locais de pesca, máquina fotográfica, gravador, além de outros recursos metodológicos. Desta forma, os pescadores são subordinados a esses processos criados pelo próprio sistema de produção capitalista. Nessa relação, ambos são beneficiados, porém, os empresários ficam com a maior parcela do rendimento total. Verificou-se que os pescadores estão subordinados aos processos impostos pelo sistema capitalista, desenvolvendo suas atividades na terra e na água combinando as mesmas.
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Donatuto, Jamie. "When seafood feeds the spirit yet poisons the body : developing health indicators for risk assessment in a Native American fishing community." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2523.
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Current US government risk assessment and management regulations and policies are based on a position that views risk as an objective measure of a predictable physiological morbidity or mortality outcome that is not otherwise connected to social or cultural beliefs and values. Whereas human health risk assessments are meant to determine the probability of adverse impacts from particular hazards, the conventional risk assessment framework fails to consider Native American definitions of health and so risk. This study was conducted with the Coast Salish Swinomish Indian Tribal Community of Washington State, where contamination of their aquatic natural resources has been found. By conducting two series of interviews with traditional high-use seafood consumers, experts and elders from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, and by averting use of what I describe herein as ‘conventional’ fish consumption survey, the study allowed interviewees to provide a more complex narrative set of details and information that bestowed a much more accurate picture of the reasoning behind seafood consumption habits within the community. Among the more salient points that emerged from the interviews was that seafood represents a symbolic, deeply meaningful food source that is linked to a multi-dimensional ‘Swinomish’ concept of health. Yet drastic changes in access, harvest and consumption have occurred over time, and continue to this day. A health evaluation tool was also devised using simple descriptive scaled rankings to elucidate non-physiological health risks and impacts in relation to contaminated seafood. Findings demonstrate that community cohesion, food security, ceremonial use and knowledge transmission all play primary roles as concerns the Swinomish notions of health, and that these indicators are regarded as equally important when juxtaposed to physical indicators of health. Thus, to eat less seafood—as prescribed by current policy and decision-making procedures when contamination is present—is actually detrimental to the multi-dimensional concept of health as defined by the Swinomish. The evaluation tool may be used in conjunction with the conventional risk assessment framework to more accurately and comprehensively deduce risks and impacts.
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Hense, Zina. "Stream fish populations in a watershed scale context for fish community dynamics in central Appalachian watersheds." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2007. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5259.
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林國儀 and Kok-ie Liem. "Redevelopment of Tai O." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31982098.
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Morrison, Jean. "Bajau gender : a study of the effects of socio-economic change on gender relations in a fishing community of Sabah, East Malaysia." Thesis, University of Hull, 1993. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:3711.
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Skog, Manfred. "Changes in the fish community in Lake Tåkern, Sweden - a comparison between 1978-1979 and 2019." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Biologi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-172003.
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Climate changes alter species composition in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. For establishment of species in a fish community, dispersal barriers, habitat structure and interactions between species act as a filter. The aim of this study was to examine changes in the fish community in Lake Tåkern, Sweden, by repeating a test-fishing in a lake 40 years after a previous test-fishing. Special interest was directed towards the possible establishment of bream (Abramis brama) and (Cyprinus carpio) which recently had been found in the lake. In addition, a decline of the low oxygen tolerant species crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and tench (Tinca tinca) was expected. Test-fishing was performed in June and August 2019 and combined with analyses of Environmental-DNA from samples in September 2019. A comparison with the average catch of 1978-1979 together showed that all cyprinid species had decreased in 2019. The hypoxic tolerant crucian carp decreased 16-fold in numbers, which was expected due to fewer events of cold winters and hypoxia. One bream was caught from the test-fishing and was also detected through eDNA-analysis. The ecological status of the fish community was classified as moderate but showed a high proportion of piscivore percids contra cyprinids, compared to six other shallow lakes in Sweden with similar characteristics. The high proportion of piscivore percids is probably contributing to the stability of the present clear-water state of the lake.
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Huang, Yu 1975. "Fishing-dependent communities on the Gulf Coast of Florida [electronic resource] : their identification, recent decline and present resilience / by Yu Huang." University of South Florida, 2003. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000183.
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ABSTRACT: U.S. fisheries legislation requires National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to attend to the critical social and economic issues surrounding the definition and identification of fishing communities, and to the effects that changes to the physical environment and regulatory decisions can have on such communities. To fulfil their mandate, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sponsored the research entitled "Identifying Fishing Communities in the Gulf of Mexico" to study the economic, social and cultural status of potential fishing communities along the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS contracted the research project to Impact Assessment, Inc. to study 80 plus potential fishing communities in the Florida Gulf Coast. I worked as an intern in the research and visited the communities with other team members. The task of our project was to provide NMFS with basic profiles of fishing communities for NMFS to develop a culturally appropriated intervention.
ABSTRACT: Research methods include Rapid Assessment Procedures (RAP), semi-structured key informant interviews, participant observation, and archival and secondary research mainly for community histories. Apart from my internship research, I also conducted some additional interviews and observations for my thesis. My findings indicate that fishing communities along the Florida Gulf Coast encounter with challenge from increased regulation, "dumping" seafood imports and virtually uncontrolled waterfront development. By a comparison of three groups of fishing communities, i.e., "diminished communities," "residual communities," and "resilient communities," the thesis explores how communities respond to the challenges and encourages fishermen to take action to preserve their generation-long fishing tradition.
ABSTRACT: In conclusion, the thesis suggests that a solution to ease the decline of fishing communities requires cooperation of all parties concerned, including the fishery regulatory agency, commercial fishermen, and the federal and local government.
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Dohrn, Charlotte L. "A New Commons: Considering Community-Based Co-Management for Sustainable Fisheries." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/81.
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Commercial fisheries on the West Coast are traditionally managed under large-scale management and conservation plans implemented by state and federal agencies. This scale of management can present obstacles for fishing communities. This thesis examines emerging cases of attempts to define and implement sustainable management of commercial fisheries under a community-based co-management model. In Port Orford, Sitka, San Diego and Santa Barbara, preliminary community-based co-management models are enabling fishing communities to pursue social sustainability through preserving access, participating in local science, and direct marketing for fish products. These communities are actively reshaping traditional models of conceptualizing and managing common-pool resources like fisheries.
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Simpson, Anne W. "An Investigation of the Cumulative Impacts of Shrimp Trawling on Mud Bottom Fishing Grounds in the Gulf of Maine: Effects on Habitat and Macrofaunal Community Structure." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2003. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/SimpsonAW2003.pdf.
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Foppel, Ernesto Frederico da Costa. "Determinação de um índice de sustentabilidade no estuário do rio Vaza- Barris, litoral sul do Estado de Sergipe." Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2018. http://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/8227.
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Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa e à Inovação Tecnológica do Estado de Sergipe - FAPITEC/SEWorldwide, marine and coastal fisheries are experiencing declining catches as the result of both natural and anthropogenic processes. The use of inadequate fishery techniques, overfishing, the disposal of solid waste, contamination of the water, and poor administration by public agencies all contribute to the decline in natural fishery resources. Riverside communities often depend on fishery resources, and when these resources become scarce, they abandon fishing to find work in other locations. These communities are also vulnerable to the loss of their identity through processes such as the spread of holiday homes and increasing tourism. The present study determined the Index of Sustainability (IS) of three riverside communities of the Vaza-Barris estuary on the southern coast of the Brazilian state of Sergipe. The study was based on a combination of two complementary approaches. One method is an adaptation of the MESMIS (Framework for the Evaluation of Natural Resource Management Systems) tool, which is based on the measurement of indices, while the other was proposed by Calório, and is also based on indices, although with emphasis on the compilation of guidelines for the support of public policy. In the target communities, semistructured interviews were conducted using qualitative-quantitative questions and a snowball sampling technique. The IS measured by the MESMIS approach indicated “medium sustainability” (50.54), with the lowest value (9.55) being recorded for the “increase in the number of fishers”. Other negative economic indices included “regulatory measures” (10.90) and “mean income of fishers”, which was below the minimum wage (11.54). The environmental indices with the lowest values were solid waste found in the river (29.14) and prohibited fishing equipment (36.06). Based on the Calório approach, the community of Pedreiras had the lowest index, and one of the principal factors determining its performance was the almost complete absence of tourism at this locality, and the lack of alternative sources of income related to this activity. In the final analysis, the recommended policy measures included the training of community members in fishery techniques, as well as alternative occupations, the more effective monitoring and regulation of fishery activities throughout the estuary, and projects of environmental education designed to instruct the local population on the disposal of solid waste.
A pesca seja ela marítima ou costeira realizada em todo o mundo, vem demonstrando sinais de declínio populacional e as causas podem ser de origem natural ou antrópica. O uso de petrechos de pesca inadequados, o desrespeito à reposição dos estoques, o descarte de resíduos sólidos, contaminação das águas e a má gestão por parte dos órgãos públicos são exemplos que vem levando ao processo de redução dos recursos pesqueiros na natureza. As comunidades ribeirinhas são explotadoras de recursos pesqueiros e devido a sua escassez, podem vir a abandonar a atividade, sujeitando-se a trabalhos alheios a sua origem. Além disso, essas comunidades estão propensas à perda de identidade devido à chegada de veranistas e consequentemente a exploração turística, entre outros problemas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo determinar um Índice de Sustentabilidade (IS) em três comunidades ribeirinhas no estuário do rio Vaza-Barris, litoral sul do estado de Sergipe. O método proposto foi à soma de duas metodologias: a primeira se trata de uma é adaptação do MESMIS (Marco para Avaliação de Sistemas de Manejo de Recursos Naturais) ferramenta utilizada para a mensuração de indicadores e a segunda foi adaptada da proposta por Calório que também trabalha com indicadores, mas deu ênfase no direcionamento de políticas públicas. Nas comunidades especificadas foram feitas entrevistas semiestruturadas, com perguntas quali-quantitativas e esquema de coletas através do método bola de neve. O resultado encontrado foi que o Índice de Sustentabilidade de acordo com a metodologia MESMIS encontra-se em “média sustentabilidade” (50,54) destacando-se entre os indicadores sociais “o aumento do número de pescadores” com o pior valor registrado (9,55). Nos indicadores econômicos destacaram-se negativamente as “ações de fiscalização” (10,90) e “renda média do pescador” que ficou abaixo do salário mínimo (11,54). Já os indicadores ambientais tiveram os resíduos sólidos (29,14) encontrados no rio e o uso de petrechos proibidos (36,06) como os piores avaliados. Com base na metodologia de Calório, o povoado que teve o pior rendimento foi à comunidade de Pedreiras e um dos principais motivos para isso foi a quase nula atividade turística na localidade e as poucas oportunidades de trabalho alternativo para esta. Ao final as ações de políticas públicas recomendadas foram direcionadas a capacitação do pescador na atividade de pesca, assim como alternativas de renda, demanda maior na fiscalização em todo o estuário em relação à atividade pesqueira e projetos que visem à educação ambiental quando ao descarte de resíduos sólidos.
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Nkomo, Grace Margaret. "Fish in the life of Kalk Bay – Examining how fisheries policies are affecting the access to fish for the food security of the fishing community of Kalk Bay." University of the Western Cape, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4718.
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Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)This thesis examines how recent South African government fisheries policies have affected the livelihoods and food security of small-scale fishers, using the Kalk Bay fishing community in Cape Town, South Africa, as a case study. Fish has for generations provided food security for the fishers of Kalk Bay and their families. This food security has been both through catching fish for direct consumption and selling fish for income. Fish is an excellent source of nutrition, supplying easily digestible protein, as well as vital macro and micro nutrients essential for development and growth, thereby providing nutritional security. In South Africa, the right to food has been identified by the South African government as a primary policy objective. The Constitution of South Africa also guarantees access to food for citizens of the country primarily through providing access to food sources and livelihoods. This mini-thesis argues that despite the stated objectives of the government, the development and implementation of policy in the fisheries sector has not supported the right to food. Research was conducted through in-depth interviews with government representatives, fishing activists and fishers with a direct interest in Kalk Bay, as well as a survey completed in the Kalk Bay fishing community. The findings were examined through a sustainable livelihoods perspective, with a focus on access rights as a necessity to access livelihoods. The results clearly indicate that households in Kalk Bay who have traditionally pursued livelihoods and food security through fishing are often no longer able to do so. Small-scale fishers were completely omitted from the Marine Living Resources Act of 1998. This has resulted in the removal of access rights to marine resources which has led to these traditional fishers no longer being able to access their historical livelihoods and provide food security. These fishers have experienced further disenfranchisement from policies that were promised to empower the citizens of South Africa at the beginning of the new democracy in South Africa. As a result of a loss of access to livelihoods, small-scale fishers in South Africa launched a class action against the government. This legal action was won by the fishers and a judgement was given that the government was to amend the Marine Living Resources Act (1998), and a fisheries policy ensuring the inclusion of small-scale fishers was to be written. This thesis also addresses the attitudes towards and challenges of the newly adopted “Policy for small-scale fisheries in South Africa” of the fishing community of Kalk Bay. The evidence suggests that although small-scale fishers are now included, there are still notable challenges that could derail its successful implementation. A key challenge is the uncertainty by any parties about the quantity and value of marine resources to be allocated to the small-scale sector. It is unclear how much, if any, of the allocation is coming from the large scale industrial sector. This could result in continued challenges to the small-scale sector in terms of being able to access livelihoods and maintain food security.
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Garrido, Campos Marie Astrid [Verfasser], and Katja [Akademischer Betreuer] Radon. "Basic occupational safety and health for small-scale fishing workers in rural communities in Latin America using a community-based approach / Marie Astrid Garrido Campos ; Betreuer: Katja Radon." München : Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1241963576/34.
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