Community-based monitoring in the Ponoy River, Kola Peninsula (Russia): reflections on Atlantic salmon, pink salmon, Northern pike and weather/climate change

Mustonen, Tero; Mustonen, Kaisu; Kirillov, Jevgeni; Alexander, Priscilla; Koleshnikova, Anna; Kurzeneva, Irina; Barudkin, Denis; Tunón, Håkan; Kvarnström, Marie; Roto, Johanna; Dam, Brie Van

doi:10.1007/s00300-020-02790-4

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“…The reality is that the current regime in Russia is not in favor of Indigenous management or direct support to traditional land use, so the project members tactically choose the ways the comanagement discourse is advanced in the local context. The divergent legal statuses of Komi and Sámi people also add a tension to the fishing rights questions, as well as the large-scale tourist fishery on Ponoi-topics beyond this article, but issues affecting the daily life in the villages (Mustonen et al 2021).…”

Section: How Much Progress Has Been Achieved If We Take a Critical Look At Establishing The Very First Comanagement Regimes Using Indigenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Norway installed a concentrated catch of the humpbacks along the Finnmark rivers and deltas, but, for example, the käpälä seiners, who are ethnically Kven Finns on the Norwegian side of Näätämö catchment, reported catching up to 500-600 fish a week (Yle, 2019;Niemelä et al, 2016), with overall catches around 1,000 specimens. Indigenous knowledge and some science reviews (see a review in Mustonen et al, 2021) consider the Pink Salmon to be an aggressive competitor to Atlantic Salmon in spawning locations even though the species spawn at different times. Also, diseases and potential contraction of diseases play a role in the potential risks.…”

Section: Climate Action: Ecological Restoration Of Vainosjoki and Kirakkakoskimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The science results are published in peer-reviewed and coauthored papers that add credibility to the data (see, e.g., Arctic Council, 2013, 2015Mustonen, 2015;Mustonen & Feodoroff, 2020;Mustonen et al, 2021;Pecl et al, 2017). The Sámi have cultural indicators for change and have created an Indigenous knowledge database of the change underway.…”

Section: How Much Progress Has Been Achieved If We Take a Critical Look At Establishing The Very First Comanagement Regimes Using Indigenmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Indigenous Ecological Reconstruction After Industrial Ruin in Two Iconic Sámi Catchments: Ethics of Comanagement?

Mustonen¹

2021

American Journal of Evaluation

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The applicability of Indigenous ethics to the evaluation of ecological restoration is explored through two case examples involving the Indigenous Sámi rivers of Näätämö and Ponoi in the European North. Six key restoration approaches are described that would have been overlooked had it not been for the use of Indigenous ethics from the start of the work. The detection of rapidly proceeding climate change impacts and species range shifts, algae blooms, documentation of gendered coastal lifestyles, and ultimately the ecological restoration of salmonid habitats were recognized as critical markers of success when these approaches were practiced, lived and cherished by all members of the cogovernance community. This article asks critical questions about the role of Indigenous knowledge and rights within comanagement and environmental evaluations and makes the case for land-based lifestyles as vehicles for maintaining distinct, culturally relevant ethics processes.

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Section: How Much Progress Has Been Achieved If We Take a Critical Look At Establishing The Very First Comanagement Regimes Using Indigenmentioning

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Section: Climate Action: Ecological Restoration Of Vainosjoki and Kirakkakoskimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: How Much Progress Has Been Achieved If We Take a Critical Look At Establishing The Very First Comanagement Regimes Using Indigenmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Indigenous Ecological Reconstruction After Industrial Ruin in Two Iconic Sámi Catchments: Ethics of Comanagement?

Mustonen¹

2021

American Journal of Evaluation

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“…There are still very few studies on the effects of climate change on Pomor fishermen living on the shores of the White Sea [27][28][29].…”

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Traditional Livelihood, Unstable Environment: Adaptation of Traditional Fishing and Reindeer Herding to Environmental Change in the Russian Arctic

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The effects of climate change are much more pronounced in the Arctic region than in other places around the world. This paper highlights the practices of adaptation to climate change by Indigenous reindeer herders, e.g., Saami and Komi-Izhemtsy, and Pomor fishermen, in the Russian Arctic. Our major research question is: How does the interplay of social and environmental factors determine traditional reindeer herding and fishing in the Russian North in the context of climate change, including seasonal changes? A qualitative methodology was used in both reindeer herding and fishing communities using the same interview guide. As an analytical lens, we chose resilience theory combined with the actor–network theory. Resilience theory allows us to situate the adaptive capacity of reindeer herders and fisherman within a constantly changing context. The actor–network theory offers a non-human-centered framework which allows the reconstruction of the networks that emerge in the context of adaptation and link humans, material objects, and the living environment. We found that the traditional economic activity of reindeer herders and fishermen is significantly affected by socio-economic and environmental factors. Both reindeer herders and fishermen manage to adapt to the changing environment using local knowledge and different kinds of technical tools. However, socio-economic conditions and accelerating climate change put the resilience of Indigenous communities at risk.

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“…The exceptional increase in pink salmon abundance has followed the broodline's odd-year life cycle pattern with further increasing numbers entering the rivers in 2019 and 2021 (Berntsen et al 2020;personal communications). Climate change data may explain the boom in population size, as warming temperatures have been associated with increased success of odd-year pink salmon broods as well as spawning and fry production during initial pink salmon introductions in Russia (Irvine et al 2014;Sandlund et al 2019;Mustonen et al 2021).…”

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A Tale of Two Fisheries: Exploring Angler Behaviour that Informs Different Management and Conservation Goals

Guay¹

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Recreational fishing is an important activity primarily enjoyed for the purposes of pleasure or competition. Despite the many benefits of interacting with nature and harvesting wild food, recreational fishing presents a myriad of negative impacts to fish populations, thus requiring management interventions to ensure sustainability. Since management conservation measures typically involve angler compliance with regulations and voluntary adoption of proconservation behaviours, I analyzed social data from two fisheries facing contrasting conservation challenges to identify the prevalence of selfreported proconservation behaviours among recreational anglers. I further investigated the factors which influence such behaviours in an effort to dissect how certain desired behaviours may be encouraged to support management conservation goals and to contribute to knowledge surrounding angler behaviour. My results indicate high levels of participation in voluntary proconservation behaviours and may inform management strategies that would benefit from angler participation.iii AcknowledgementsFirst and foremost I would like to acknowledge my supervisor Dr. Vivian M.Nguyen for being my stepping stone into the world of research, for the endless support she has given me, and for her dedication to my success, I do not wish to know where I would be without her. Jill Brooks and Dr. Jacqueline Chapman also reserve a special place in my life as wonderful mentors through my first venture into research, and whom I still go to for career advice. I am grateful to my committee members, Dr. Steven J.Cooke, Dr. Nathan Young, and Dr. Robert J. Lennox for their guidance and input throughout these two years. I would like to individually thank Dr. Robert J. Lennox for his immense support, expertise in R, and for teaching me field techniques as well as hosting me in Norway. I would also like to acknowledge all co-authors for their past, current, and future assistance in developing Chapters 2 and 3. A big thank you as well to all the recreational anglers who endured my endless emails and participated in both questionnaires. Finally, I would like to thank my loved ones; my parents, J.P. and Rachel, my siblings, Taylor, Matthew, and Mackenzie, my grandparents, Cynthia and Phillip, my best friends Alexis and Sarah, and my other half, Cameron, for always encouraging me to be my best and supporting me throughout the years. Thesis Format and ContributionsThis thesis includes a general introduction (Chapter 1), two co-authored manuscripts (Chapter 2 and 3) that are in preparation for submission to peer-reviewed journals, and a general discussion (Chapter 4). Most co-authors have provided guidance and suggestions to improve my work, and all co-authors will review each manuscript following the submission of this thesis. To account for the co-authors contributions, I use the pronoun "we" in Chapters 2 and 3. Contributions from co-authors are described below:Chapter 2: Widespread dislike of pink salmon leads to calls for management among salmonid-targeting r...

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Community-based monitoring in the Ponoy River, Kola Peninsula (Russia): reflections on Atlantic salmon, pink salmon, Northern pike and weather/climate change

Cited by 6 publications

References 46 publications

Indigenous Ecological Reconstruction After Industrial Ruin in Two Iconic Sámi Catchments: Ethics of Comanagement?

Indigenous Ecological Reconstruction After Industrial Ruin in Two Iconic Sámi Catchments: Ethics of Comanagement?

Traditional Livelihood, Unstable Environment: Adaptation of Traditional Fishing and Reindeer Herding to Environmental Change in the Russian Arctic

A Tale of Two Fisheries: Exploring Angler Behaviour that Informs Different Management and Conservation Goals

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