Inshore Fishermen: Cultural Dimensions of a Maritime Occupation

Beyond fish as commodities: Understanding the socio-cultural role of inshore fisheries in England

“…Fishermen are seen by others in the community as being in many ways 'authentic' locals, and are viewed sympathetically without any detailed knowledge of the fishing industry or of fishermen. Those who fish for a living are largely concerned about their occupational identity [32,33]. Like Just and Ota we did not find generalised evidence of the inter and intra generational fishing families of much of the previous academic literature, but a more open occupational group focused on the pursuit of their way of life, success in which is not primarily defined by financial success [34,35].…”

Exploring concepts of fisheries ‘dependency’ and ‘community’ in Scotland

“…The importance of this identity may help to explain why fishers continue to fish, even when it is no longer economically viable to do so. A 'fishing' identity has been discussed at both the individual and collective level [6,25,30,31] with a crucial aspect to the fishing way of life being that those involved view their occupation positively, for example by being known as a 'successful skipper'. Van Ginkel argues that because fishermen share the same element of physical danger and economic uncertainty in their occupation, interpersonal closeness results as a way of coping with it [30].…”

“…A 'fishing' identity has been discussed at both the individual and collective level [6,25,30,31] with a crucial aspect to the fishing way of life being that those involved view their occupation positively, for example by being known as a 'successful skipper'. Van Ginkel argues that because fishermen share the same element of physical danger and economic uncertainty in their occupation, interpersonal closeness results as a way of coping with it [30]. Factors in forging these close bonds include esoteric knowledge, skills and expertise, extreme or unusual work demands, standards for 'proper' and 'improper' behaviour, work codes, shared ways of speaking, shared rituals, stories and jokes.…”

“…Fishing has been described as a forum through which community bonds, values, knowledge, language and traditions are established, confirmed and passed on [29][30][31], reflecting notions of 'community'-making that revolve around the dominance of a particular industry in a particular place [32,33]. Fishing has been described as a 'maritime' occupation around which people build their entire lives, thereby forming close-knit communities with shared values and an ability to make decisions collectively rather than individually [30].…”

POLA USAHA MASYARAKAT NELAYAN DI DESA MAJAKERTA, KECAMATAN BALONGAN-KABUPATEN INDRAMAYU (Business Pattern of Fishermen in Majakerta Village, Balongan District-Indramayu Regency)

“…Kapasitas tersebut terinternalisasi menjadi identitas dalam bentuk pengetahuan, ketrampilan, keahlian, norma, kebiasaan yang diterapkan dalam menjalankan pekerjaannya, serta menjadi pedoman atau referensi di dalam masyarakat nelayan (Ginkel 2001).…”