{"title":"Access and well-being in small-scale fisheries","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106328","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Theory on access suggests there is a beneficial relationship between access to resources and well-being outcomes. Yet, the intricacies of the relationship between access and well-being have received limited empirical attention - especially in the context of fisheries. To examine this topic, we use a quantitative survey of 444 small-scale fishers in 8 countries in the Mediterranean Sea. We created composite scores from indicators related to fishers' perceptions of availability of resources, access capacities (financial, social, political, physical, human and cultural assets), access rights (formal rights and competing uses) and well-being. We then use descriptive analysis to characterize access and well-being among fishers and modeling approaches to examine how demographic factors are related to access rights and capacities and which factors are predictive of well-being. The research provides several insights. First, SSF had more positive perceptions of their access capacities and access rights than of resource availability. Second, SSF perceptions of resource availability, access rights and capacities varied significantly among sites and countries, but less so for demographic variables. Third, SSFs had a fairly positive perception of their overall well-being, however perceptions were less positive in some countries and for some indicators of well-being. Fourth, while some access capacities (i.e., social, cultural, political and financial assets) were positive predictors of an overall measure of 'human well-being', formal access rights were not a predictor of human well-being. These results highlight that managing SSF for well-being requires a nuanced understanding of and targeted approach to addressing access rights and capacities.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Marine Policy","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X24003269","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Theory on access suggests there is a beneficial relationship between access to resources and well-being outcomes. Yet, the intricacies of the relationship between access and well-being have received limited empirical attention - especially in the context of fisheries. To examine this topic, we use a quantitative survey of 444 small-scale fishers in 8 countries in the Mediterranean Sea. We created composite scores from indicators related to fishers' perceptions of availability of resources, access capacities (financial, social, political, physical, human and cultural assets), access rights (formal rights and competing uses) and well-being. We then use descriptive analysis to characterize access and well-being among fishers and modeling approaches to examine how demographic factors are related to access rights and capacities and which factors are predictive of well-being. The research provides several insights. First, SSF had more positive perceptions of their access capacities and access rights than of resource availability. Second, SSF perceptions of resource availability, access rights and capacities varied significantly among sites and countries, but less so for demographic variables. Third, SSFs had a fairly positive perception of their overall well-being, however perceptions were less positive in some countries and for some indicators of well-being. Fourth, while some access capacities (i.e., social, cultural, political and financial assets) were positive predictors of an overall measure of 'human well-being', formal access rights were not a predictor of human well-being. These results highlight that managing SSF for well-being requires a nuanced understanding of and targeted approach to addressing access rights and capacities.
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Marine Policy is the leading journal of ocean policy studies. It offers researchers, analysts and policy makers a unique combination of analyses in the principal social science disciplines relevant to the formulation of marine policy. Major articles are contributed by specialists in marine affairs, including marine economists and marine resource managers, political scientists, marine scientists, international lawyers, geographers and anthropologists. Drawing on their expertise and research, the journal covers: international, regional and national marine policies; institutional arrangements for the management and regulation of marine activities, including fisheries and shipping; conflict resolution; marine pollution and environment; conservation and use of marine resources. Regular features of Marine Policy include research reports, conference reports and reports on current developments to keep readers up-to-date with the latest developments and research in ocean affairs.