Fishing Livelihoods and Social Diversity

Abstract

This chapter shifts scale from Chap. 10.1007/978-3-030-79591-7_2 to focus on the local context and analyse the everyday sets of social relationships that frame the lives of those engaged in fishing livelihoods. The broad structural forces of migration, technology and markets along with the wider economy all intersect with local sets of social structures to shape the conditions in which fishing livelihoods operate. Here we present two examples of how different forms of social differentiation interact with fishing livelihoods. In the Western Philippines, class and status intersect with cultural values to generate power relations and hierarchies in different roles associated with fishing livelihoods. In Pacific Island countries, gender norms structure the different types of fishing activities in which men and women are involved.

Informal fish Vending and Livelihood Implications among Urban-based Women Vendors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

“…Therefore, fish vending activities significantly improved the livelihoods of women fish vendors. The study of Fabinyi and Barclay (2021) support this finding by stating that women fish vendors enter the vending industry due to financial hardship and thus it contributes to the family's financial capital.…”

“…The study by Azmi and Lundi (2022) showed that a severe lack of medical facilities and other infrastructure affected the activities of fishing communities in Bangladesh in reducing their income. In another case, Fabinyi and Barclay (2021) emphasized that the physical infrastructure provided by the authorities is affected by livelihood improvement while improving the welfare of the people.…”

“…Traditionally, women enter the workforce to support their family's financial needs. The families almost entirely rely on the income of the fish-vending women, despite the fact that some of the women are widows and that some of their husbands are ill, lazy, alcoholic or occasional drinkers who cause to drain a considerable portion of the family income (Fabinyi and Barclay 2021).…”