An interdisciplinary method to harmonise ecology, economy and co-management: fisheries exploitation in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

Vaccaro, Ismael; Chapman, CA; Nyboer, EA; Luke, Max; Byekwaso, A; Morgan, Cheryl A.; Mbabazi, D.; Twinomugisha, Dennis; Chapman, LJ

doi:10.2989/16085914.2013.842535

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“…1 in Vaccaro et al 2013). Lake Nabugabo (5 km by 8 km with an average depth of 3.1 m; Chapman 2013, Vaccaro et al 2013), was formally a bay of Lake Victoria, cut off about 5000 years ago by an extensive swamp and sandbar (Stager et al 2005). Nile perch (Lates niloticus), a large predatory fish, was introduced to Lake Victoria and some other lakes in the basin including Lake Nabugabo in the 1950s and 1960s to compensate for depleting commercial fisheries, and in the case of Lake Victoria, also to promote sport fishing (Balirwa et al 2003, Pringle 2005.…”

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“…Understanding the cross-scale nature of how natural resource trade links to local extraction patterns remains a topic of great relevance to the stewardship and sustainable use of ecological systems (Crona and Bodin 2010, Marín and Berkes 2010, Thyresson et al 2013, Vaccaro et al 2013. It is especially relevant to small-scale fisheries that are often based on a "common pool" of resources that are increasingly connected to globalized trade (Eriksson et al 2015, Wamukota et al 2014, 2015.…”

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“…These actor types are not mutually exclusive and traders may fish and vice versa. At the level of extraction, fishers are influenced by socioeconomic and ecological factors (Vaccaro et al 2013) that often require longterm commitments. At the next level of exchange, traders seek to foster relationships that justify the investment of resources to satisfy markets.…”

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“…This will improve the understanding of the complex linkages among markets, trading actors, and ecological dynamics, which must be grasped if we hope to design governance structures that can deal with the increasingly multiscalar nature of drivers in small-scale fisheries. We examine practices from the dual perspectives of the traders and the fishers and use the Lake Nabugabo fishery because of the comprehensive data on social, economic, and ecological aspects of the lake fishery collected through interviews with both fishers and traders as well as catch assessments and fisheries-independent catch data (Vaccaro et al 2013). …”

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Microeconomic relationships between and among fishers and traders influence the ability to respond to social-ecological changes in a small-scale fishery

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ABSTRACT. Understanding the cross-scale nature of how natural resource trading links to local extraction patterns remains a topic of great relevance to stewardship and sustainable use of ecological systems. Microeconomic influences on a society's pattern of smallscale natural resources utilization can exacerbate resource overuse, especially under increased population pressure. In many rural communities that are based on a limited diversity of resource industries, quantifying the response of extractors and traders to market and environmental fluctuations is critical to understanding management constraints. We examine the fishing practices of a small lake in Uganda, East Africa, from the dual perspectives of the traders and the fishers using a Bayesian Belief Network approach based on detailed interview surveys. Fishers in this small lake target Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), two fish species of high commercial and food security significance in East Africa. We combined data on financial, social, and ecological systems to understand how aspects of trading quantitatively relate to fish extraction patterns in Lake Nabugabo Uganda. Importantly, we find that the patron-client type relationships generate incentives to extract specific fish, whereas "freelancer" independent fishers are able to create responsive and flexible extraction practices that match market and environmental fluctuations. Management of fishing administered by local Beach Management Units will likely have a higher probability of success when in synchrony with trading relationships and ecological dynamics. We use this study in Uganda to reflect on methodological challenges and opportunities of combining multiple types of data sets for cross-scale analysis of social-ecological system dynamics.

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Climate change adaptation and adaptive efficacy in the inland fisheries of the Lake Victoria basin

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1. Inland fisheries support the livelihoods of millions of people in riparian communities worldwide but are influenced by increasing climate variability and change.Freshwater fishing societies are among the most vulnerable to climate change given their dependence on highly threatened aquatic resources. As climate change intensifies, building adaptive capacity within communities and understanding the efficacy of adaptive strategies for maintaining household stability is essential for coping with ongoing social and environmental change.2. In this study, we examined household perceptions of climate change, livelihood impacts and responses to socio-ecological changes in fishing-dependent households in the Lake Victoria basin in Uganda, East Africa. Through a series of household surveys and focus group discussions in five fish landing sites, we assessed social adaptive capacity (SAC) based on 207 households and identified adaptive strategies that are effective for coping with climatic change.3. We found that people in fishing households are aware of environmental change but that most households do not have adaptive strategies that are efficacious for securing long-term income and food security.4. We also investigated household demographics that contribute to SAC, examined links between SAC and adaptive efficacy and established potential routes towards developing effective adaptive approaches in small-scale fisheries.5. This work contributes to a growing foundation of documented communitybased knowledge for building adaptive capacity in inland fisheries and the communities around the world that depend on them.

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How Do Primates Survive Among Humans? Mechanisms Employed by Vervet Monkeys at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

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An interdisciplinary method to harmonise ecology, economy and co-management: fisheries exploitation in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Microeconomic relationships between and among fishers and traders influence the ability to respond to social-ecological changes in a small-scale fishery

Microeconomic relationships between and among fishers and traders influence the ability to respond to social-ecological changes in a small-scale fishery

Climate change adaptation and adaptive efficacy in the inland fisheries of the Lake Victoria basin

How Do Primates Survive Among Humans? Mechanisms Employed by Vervet Monkeys at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

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