Improving fisheries estimates by including women’s catch in the Central Philippines

KleiberDanika,; Harris, Leila M.; VincentAmanda, C J

doi:10.1139/cjfas-2013-0177

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“…Of the total surveyed, 350 were fulltime fishers and 74 were seasonal fishers. This breakdown closely represents the municipal fishery in this region of the Philippines as a similar case study in the Central Visayas region, showed that women, part-time fishers, and gleaners represent 35-55% of fishers and accounted for between 25% and 35% of the total weekly catch mass (Kleiber, et al, 2014). Fulltime fishers are those whose primary occupation is fishing, with fishing income comprising the largest part of household income.…”

Section: Sample Size and Surveysupporting

confidence: 55%

The Effect of Marine Protected Areas on Fishers' Income in the Philippines

Samonte¹,

Ramenzoni²,

Dacles³

et al. 2016

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

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The fisheries sector is vital to the Philippine economy, providing substantial employment and income, contributing export earnings, and meeting local food security and nutrition requirements. To protect coastal and marine habitat and to sustain fisheries, over 1000 marine protected areas (MPAs) have been established, in the Philippines. This paper provides empirical evidence on the variance of net revenues linked with MPA establishment and the possible range of relocation costs for fishing effort displaced by an MPA. A total of 424 households were randomly selected from 18 barangays (villages) adjacent to MPAs in three regions in the Philippines. Results show that incomes decrease significantly for both fulltime and seasonal types of fishers after 1-3 years of MPA establishment. The loss occurring through MPA is higher than expected and at least on the short run (up to 4 years) the spill-over effect does not compensate. This information helped to determine the necessary conditional cash transfers for coastal communities who are highly dependent on coastal and marine resources.

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Section: Sample Size and Surveysupporting

confidence: 55%

The Effect of Marine Protected Areas on Fishers' Income in the Philippines

Samonte¹,

Ramenzoni²,

Dacles³

et al. 2016

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

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“…For example, in Cebuano, Swahili and Malagasy, the terms for people who fish are not gendered, and yet the cultural norm is that most types of fishing is done by men, even in cases where women participate (Kleiber et al . ; T. McClanahan, personal communication; T. Oliver, personal communication). For example, in the Central Philippines when asked ‘who fishes’, 100% of men and 98% of women stated that men fished, although a random sample found that 30% of women participated in these fisheries (D. Kleiber, unpublished data).…”

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“…), and in direct fishing (Kleiber et al . ). Thus, the use of the gender‐neutral ‘fishers’ may be an attempt to acknowledge this overlooked labour and more accurately describe the gender diversity in the fishing population.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Should we call them fishers or fishermen?

Branch

Kleiber

2015

Fish and Fisheries

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‘Fishermen’ and the gender‐neutral ‘fishers’ are the most common terms used to describe people who fish in the English language. However, there is a considerable debate as to which term is most appropriate. In academic journals, usage of ‘fishers’ for people who fish began in the 1960s and increased over time, until in 2013 and 2014 ‘fishers’ first exceeded usage of ‘fishermen’, despite being labelled ‘archaic’ in the Oxford English Dictionary. In journal searches ‘fishermen’ unambiguously referred to people who fish, but ‘fishers’ also referred to R.A. Fisher's statistical tests (22%), the mammal, Pekania pennanti (5%), and other terms. Journal policies have played a role in the shift to ‘fishers’: e.g. Conservation Biology requires the use of ‘fishers’ while Fishery Bulletin requires ‘fishermen’. Partly as a result, in academia there are disciplinary and geographic variations, with greatest usage of ‘fishers’ in the field of conservation biology and in Australia. Surprisingly, word choice did not differ by the gender of the lead author. Many other languages also have gender‐neutral terms for people who fish (e.g. Austronesian and Turkic languages), yet the word is still assumed to refer to men. While the gender‐neutral term ‘fisher’ is more inclusive it is far from universally accepted, particularly by women and men in the North American fishing industry. The current shift towards the more inclusive term ‘fishers’ highlights the increasing disciplinary diversity within fisheries science, particularly in terms of gender.

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“…Of particular concern are marginalized and vulnerable coastal communities and groups, including small-scale fishers, traditional land-owners, historical tenure holders, indigenous groups and women. Gender considerations are important here since women fishers and gleaners may access and use different areas and resources than men -for example, the foreshore and reef areas situated within sight of communities [27,28]. Ocean grabbing initiatives might also advantage newer populations over long-standing populations or vice versa.…”

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confidence: 99%

Ocean grabbing

Bennett¹,

Govan²,

Satterfield³

2018

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The term “ocean grabbing” has been used to describe actions, policies or initiatives that deprive small-scale fishers of resources, dispossess vulnerable populations of coastal lands, and/or undermine historical access to areas of the sea. Rights and access to marine resources and spaces are frequently reallocated through government or private sector initiatives to achieve conservation, management or development objectives with a variety of outcomes for different sectors of society. This paper provides a definition and gives examples of reallocations of marine resources or spaces that might constitute “ocean grabbing”. It offers a tentative framework for evaluating whether marine conservation, management or development is ocean grabbing and proposes an agenda for future research. For a reallocation to be considered ocean grabbing, it must: (1) occur by means of inadequate governance, and (2) be implemented using actions that undermine human security and livelihoods, or (3) produce impacts that reduce social–ecological well-being. Future research on ocean grabbing will: document case studies, drivers and consequences; conduct spatial and historical analyses; and investigate solutions. The intent is to stimulate rigorous discussion and promote systematic inquiry into the phenomenon of ocean grabbing.

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Improving fisheries estimates by including women’s catch in the Central Philippines

Cited by 53 publications

References 31 publications

The Effect of Marine Protected Areas on Fishers' Income in the Philippines

The Effect of Marine Protected Areas on Fishers' Income in the Philippines

Should we call them fishers or fishermen?

Ocean grabbing

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