Figuring Out the Human Dimensions of Fisheries: Illuminating Models

Hall‐Arber, Madeleine; Pomeroy, Caroline; Conway, Flaxen

doi:10.1577/c09-006.1

Cited by 48 publications

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“…; Hall‐Arber et al . ; Garcia ). The importance of gender analysis to fisheries social systems such as food security, and livelihood, has been reviewed (Weeratunge et al .…”

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Gender and small‐scale fisheries: a case for counting women and beyond

2014

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Marine ecosystem-scale fisheries research and management must include the fishing effort of women and men. Even with growing recognition that women do fish, there remains an imperative to engage in more meaningful and relevant gender analysis to improve socio-ecological approaches to fisheries research and management. The implications of a gender approach to fisheries have been explored in social approaches to fisheries, but the relevance of gender analysis for ecological understandings has yet to be fully elaborated. To examine the importance of gender to the understanding of marine ecology, we identified 106 case studies of small-scale fisheries from the last 20 years that detail the participation of women in fishing (data on women fishers being the most common limiting factor to gender analysis). We found that beyond gender difference in fishing practices throughout the world, the literature reveals a quantitative data gap in the characterization of gender in small-scale fisheries. The descriptive details of women's often distinct fishing practices nonetheless provide important ecological information with implications for understanding the human role in marine ecosystems. Finally, we examined why the data gap on women's fishing practices has persisted, detailing several ways in which commonly used research methods may perpetuate biased sampling that overlooks women's fishing. This review sheds light on a new aspect of the application of gender research to fisheries research, with an emphasis on ecological understanding within a broader context of interdisciplinary approaches.

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“…; Hall‐Arber et al . ; Garcia ). The importance of gender analysis to fisheries social systems such as food security, and livelihood, has been reviewed (Weeratunge et al .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender and small‐scale fisheries: a case for counting women and beyond

2014

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“…Second, we focus on quantifiable human use data. Human uses are not the only relevant quantitative social data and, equally important, much of the social information related to ocean environments is not amenable to quantification (Hall‐Arber et al . 2009).…”

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“…2013). Although these methods are novel, some social scientists may be justifiably concerned that an over‐reliance on spatial, quantitative analytical methods may potentially devalue or preclude the use and consideration of critical but non‐quantitative or non‐spatial social information (Hall‐Arber et al . 2009).…”

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A practical approach for putting people in ecosystem‐based ocean planning

Kittinger

Koehn

Cornu

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Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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Marine and coastal ecosystems provide important benefits and services to coastal communities across the globe, but assessing the diversity of social relationships with oceans can prove difficult for conservation scientists and practitioners. This presents barriers to incorporating social dimensions of marine ecosystems into ecosystem‐based planning processes, which can in turn affect the success of planning and management initiatives. Following a global assessment of social research and related planning practices in ocean environments, we present a step‐by‐step approach for natural resource planning practitioners to more systematically incorporate social data into ecosystem‐based ocean planning. Our approach includes three sequential steps: (1) develop a typology of ocean‐specific human uses that occur within the planning region of interest; (2) characterize the complexity of these uses, including the spatiotemporal variability, intensity, and diversity thereof, as well as associated conflicts and compatibility; and (3) integrate social and ecological information to assess trade‐offs necessary for successful implementation of ecosystem‐based ocean planning. We conclude by showing how systematic engagement of social data – together with ecological information – can create advantages for practitioners to improve planning and management outcomes.

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“…So far, qualitative methods have been seldom used in conventional classifications of fishing practices because they produce data that are rich and complex in empirical detail, but which tend to resist integration with quantitative formats (Hall‐Arber et al . ; Urquhart et al . ), and which purpose is not primarily to generalise findings (Elias [1970], 44; Pauly ; Geels ).…”

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Classifying fishers' behaviour. An invitation to fishing styles

Boonstra

Hentati‐Sundberg

2014

Fish and Fisheries

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The study and classification of fishers' behaviour remains a much debated topic. There is a tension between detailed empirical studies, which highlight the variety and diversity of fisheries, and the parsimony and generalization required to satisfy science and policy demands. This study contributes to this debate. The first section reviews quantitative methods currently used for classifying fishing practices. The review uncovers significant weaknesses in quantitative classification methods, which, we argue, can be improved through the complementary use of qualitative methods. To this purpose, we introduce the concept of 'fishing style', which integrates quantitative classification methods with qualitative analysis. We explain the scientific premises of the fishing-style concept, outline a general methodological framework and present a fishing-style analysis of Swedish Baltic Sea fisheries. Based on these results, we conclude that it is possible to classify fishing practices in a relatively uniform and limited number of styles that can highlight the rich, empirical diversity of fishers' behaviour. We therefore propose that fishing-style analysis, based on an integration of quantitative and qualitative methods, can be an important step towards more effective and sustainable fisheries management.

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Figuring Out the Human Dimensions of Fisheries: Illuminating Models

Cited by 48 publications

References 27 publications

Gender and small‐scale fisheries: a case for counting women and beyond

Gender and small‐scale fisheries: a case for counting women and beyond

A practical approach for putting people in ecosystem‐based ocean planning

Classifying fishers' behaviour. An invitation to fishing styles

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