Participatory socioeconomic analysis: drawing on fishermen's knowledge for marine protected area planning in California

Scholz, Astrid; Bonzon, Kate; Fujita, Rod; Benjamin, Natasha; Woodling, Nicole; Black, Peter; Steinback, Charles

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2003.09.003

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“…The methodology was previously explained to interviewees and they were kept anonymous so that individual opinions were not influenced by the opinions of specific individuals and so that the chance of conflict between stakeholders was reduced (Zuboy, 1980). Finally, we requested permission to publicize the collection of information found (Scholz et al, 2004).…”

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A method for assessing fishers’ ecological knowledge as a practical tool for ecosystem-based fisheries management: Seeking consensus in Southeastern Brazil

Leite

Gasalla

2013

Fisheries Research

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“…Each interviewed fisher was thus asked to indicate the next respondent to contribute in the study, in succession (Scholz et al, 2004;Silvano and Begossi, 2010). In this way, a total of 109 fishers were interviewed ( Table 1).…”

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A method for assessing fishers’ ecological knowledge as a practical tool for ecosystem-based fisheries management: Seeking consensus in Southeastern Brazil

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Gasalla

2013

Fisheries Research

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“…In Hawai'i, these surveys are 93 referred to by the Hawaiian name for a tin basin used to hold nets called a pakini (Kittinger et al, 95 activities. This participatory approach is generally more effective than studies that do not engage 96 the local community, because the information gathered stems from the community, who have 97 actively helped design monitoring and management efforts (Whyte, Greenwood & Lazes, 1989; 98 Scholz et al, 2004;Kittinger, 2013). Creel surveys offer tremendous advantages in terms of 99 accuracy in each location.…”

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Patterns in artisanal coral reef fisheries reveal best practices for monitoring and management

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Teneva

Stamoulis

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Sustainable fisheries management is key to restoring and maintaining ecological function and benefits to people, but it requires accurate information about patterns in resource use, particularly fishing pressure. In most coral reef fisheries and other data-poor contexts, obtaining such information is challenging and remains an impediment to effective management. We developed the most comprehensive regional view of shore-based fishing effort and catch for the Hawaiian Islands to show detailed fishing patterns from across the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI). We reveal these regional patterns through fisher "creel" surveys conducted through collaborative efforts by local communities, state agencies, academics, and environmental organizations, at 18 sites and comprising >10,000 hr of monitoring across a range of habitats and human influences throughout the MHI. Here, we document spatial patterns in nearshore fisheries catch, effort, catch rates (i.e., catch-perunit-effort [CPUE]), and catch disposition (i.e., use of fish after catch is landed). Line fishing was consistently the most commonly employed gear type (94%), followed by net fishing.The most efficient gear types (i.e., higher CPUE) were spear (0.64 kg hr -1 ), followed closely by net (0.61 kg hr -1 ), with CPUE for line (0.16 kg hr -1 ) 3.9 times lower than spear and 3.7 times lower than net. Creel surveys also reveal rampant illegal fishing activity across the studied locations. Surprisingly, overall, most of the catch was not sold, but rather retained for home consumption or given away to extended family, which indicates that cultural and food security may be stronger drivers of fishing effort than commercial exploitation for nearshore coral reef fisheries in Hawai'i. Increased monitoring of spatial patterns in nearshore fisheries can inform targeted management, in order to maintain these fisheries for local communities' food security, cultural, and ecological value. Sustainable fisheries management is key to restoring and maintaining ecological function 28 and benefits to people, but it requires accurate information about patterns in resource use, 29 particularly fishing pressure. In most coral reef fisheries and other data-poor contexts, obtaining 30 such information is challenging and remains an impediment to effective management. We 31 developed the most comprehensive regional view of shore-based fishing effort and catch for the 32 Hawaiian Islands to show detailed fishing patterns from across the main Hawaiian Islands 33 (MHI). We reveal these regional patterns through fisher "creel" surveys conducted through 34 collaborative efforts by local communities, state agencies, academics, and environmental 35 organizations, at 18 sites and comprising >10,000 hr of monitoring across a range of habitats and 36 human influences throughout the MHI. Here, we document spatial patterns in nearshore fisheries 37 catch, effort, catch rates (i.e., catch-per-unit-effort [CPUE]), and catch disposition (i.e., use of 38 fish after catch is landed). Line fishing was consistent...

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“…The participatory mapping initiatives which are beginning to emerge (Scholz et al 2004, St. Martin and Hall-Arber 2008, Alexander et al 2012 have the potential to address some of the information needs regarding ecosystem state and they have the potential to enhance the levels of participation around the ecosystem services concept. Approaches such as the use of MultiCriteria Analysis can also be used to resolve spatial conflicts and build consensus toward a vision for the marine environment (Alexander et al 2012) thereby providing inputs to both the participatory and information pillars of the ecosystem-based management system.…”

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A proposed ecosystem-based management system for marine waters: linking the theory of environmental policy to the practice of environmental management

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O’Higgins²,

Cormier³

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Participatory socioeconomic analysis: drawing on fishermen's knowledge for marine protected area planning in California

Cited by 156 publications

References 19 publications

A method for assessing fishers’ ecological knowledge as a practical tool for ecosystem-based fisheries management: Seeking consensus in Southeastern Brazil

A method for assessing fishers’ ecological knowledge as a practical tool for ecosystem-based fisheries management: Seeking consensus in Southeastern Brazil

Patterns in artisanal coral reef fisheries reveal best practices for monitoring and management

A proposed ecosystem-based management system for marine waters: linking the theory of environmental policy to the practice of environmental management

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