Building stewardship capacity through fishers’ knowledge and advocacy in fisheries management: a case study from Southeast Alaska

IF 2.2 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Emma D. Scalisi, Anne H. Beaudreau, Ellie Mason
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Local environmental stewardship supports resilience of social-ecological systems through a wide range of actions that benefit both environmental and human wellbeing. Stewardship actions of harvesters have been recognized as an important component in building adaptive capacity of coastal fisheries undergoing change. In Southeast Alaska, where commercial fishing plays a key role in cultures and economies, concerns for local fisheries have arisen from declines in salmon returns, high price variability, and barriers to participation, among other issues. Here, we aimed to understand existing and potential pathways for stewardship actions of small-boat commercial fishers in Juneau, Alaska. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 22 commercial fishers, agency staff, and leaders of seafood associations to document fisher-led stewardship actions and ways that small-boat commercial fishers engage formally and informally with local management, explore the role of fishery management agencies in facilitating collaboration and communication with fishers in the Juneau area, and understand local perspectives on how the stewardship capacities of the fishery system can be better supported. We found that multiple pathways for stewardship exist in commercial salmon and shellfish fisheries, including formal and informal interactions with state fishery management staff and decision-makers, participation in fishing associations and advocacy organizations, knowledge sharing among fishers, and taking personal conservation actions to care for fisheries. We identified areas of relatively low social, financial, and institutional capital that may limit the effectiveness of these stewardship actions. Our findings highlight diverse perspectives of fishery participants on how these stewardship actions might be better supported through policy, advocacy, and collaboration.

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通过渔民在渔业管理中的知识和宣传建设管理能力:阿拉斯加东南部的案例研究
地方环境管理通过一系列有利于环境和人类福祉的行动,支持社会生态系统的恢复能力。人们已经认识到,捕捞者的管理行动是建设经历变化的沿海渔业适应能力的重要组成部分。在阿拉斯加东南部,商业捕鱼在文化和经济中扮演着重要角色,当地渔业因鲑鱼产量下降、价格变化大、参与障碍等问题而备受关注。在此,我们旨在了解阿拉斯加朱诺市小型商业渔船渔民现有和潜在的管理行动途径。我们对 22 名商业渔民、机构工作人员和海产品协会领导进行了半结构化访谈,以记录渔民主导的监管行动以及小船商业渔民正式和非正式参与当地管理的方式,探讨渔业管理机构在促进与朱诺地区渔民合作和沟通方面的作用,并了解当地对如何更好地支持渔业系统监管能力的看法。我们发现,商业鲑鱼和贝类渔业中存在多种管理途径,包括与州渔业管理工作人员和决策者的正式和非正式互动、参与渔业协会和宣传组织、渔民之间的知识共享以及采取个人保护行动保护渔业。我们发现,社会、金融和机构资本相对较低的领域可能会限制这些管理行动的有效性。我们的发现强调了渔业参与者对如何通过政策、宣传和合作更好地支持这些管理行动的不同观点。
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Maritime Studies
Maritime Studies ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-
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4.90
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37
期刊介绍: Maritime Studies is an international peer-reviewed journal on the social dimensions of coastal and marine issues throughout the world. The journal is a venue for theoretical and empirical research relevant to a wide range of academic social science disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, geography, history and political science. Space is especially given to develop academic concepts and debate. We invite original research papers, reviews and viewpoints and welcome proposals for special issues that make a distinctive contribution to contemporary discussion around maritime and coastal use, development and governance. The journal provides a rigorous but constructive review process and rapid publication, and is accessible to new researchers, including postgraduate students and early career academics.
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