Principal socio-economic characteristics of the Greek small-scale coastal fishermen

Identification and Characterization of Métiers in Multi-Species Artisanal Fisheries. A Case Study in Northwest Spain

“…Although previous studies also used the information from daily sales and direct interviews to fishermen in order to identify métiers [3] [40], this research proposes a methodological novelty based on the detailed monitoring of the regional administrative register of artisanal fishing licences used per day and vessel in the region of study. A value added of this approach, in poor-data contexts, is that it allows reaching a highly-disaggregated and detailed artisanal metier identification and classification, that comprehends all the richness and diversity of métiers practiced by these type of boats, and provides higher resolution than other classification frameworks as the European Data Collection Framework (DCF-2008/949/EC).…”

“…Recent research projects addressing métiers identification or applying a métier-based approach in the South-European area constitute illustrative examples of these limitations. On the one hand, the IBERMIX Project [28] was aimed at redefining and providing métier-disaggregated fishing data for the Spanish fleets operating in the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula waters oriented to ICES assessments and STECF mixed-fisheries management; as the segmentation was based on logbooks data, smallscale fleets were excluded from the analysis 3 . On the other hand, the TECTAC Project [29] has been aimed at addressing and supplying fisheries managers with a modelling tool to evaluate the impact of regulations on the dynamics of fleets and fishing mortality, on the basis of fishing tactics and strategies identification by métier.…”

“…2 Decision 2008/949/EC has been repealed with effect from 1 January 2011 by the Commission Decision 2010/93 of 18 December 2009, in which a multiannual Community Programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the period 2011-2013 is adopted. 3 Mainly, vessels registered as "artes menores" in the National Census of the Operating Fishing Fleet. This category embraces multi-gear vessels and it may be mainly assimilated to the "Only passive gears" European census category, although it may also include some other minor gears with a strong artisanal character and not necessary passive.…”

Determinants of Small-scale Fishermen's Income on Oman's Batinah Coast

“…Previous studies of small-scale fi shermen's incomes elsewhere have been based on fi shing inputs as well as socioeconomic or demographic factors (Ocheiwo, 2004;Tzanatos et al, 2006;Agimass and Mekonnen, 2011). Studies identifying factors that directly or indirectly relate to income can rarely be found in the case of Oman.…”

“…Such variations can arise for several reasons, such as the number of fi shermen in each region, the number and distribution of the villages in each region, the sharing of the resources between regions, the nature of the seabed in different regions, fi shing habits of fi shermen, available fi sh species, offshore distance to be travelled, market infrastructure, consumer habits, equipment used in fi shing, availability of ice and fuel, activities of the extension service departments, the age and experience of the fi shermen, the socioeconomic conditions of fi shermen, types and nature of preferred buyers, and availability of market outlets (Ocheiwo, 2004;Tzanatos et al, 2006;Belwal et al, 2012). Alhabsi (2012) observes that the level of income of the fi shermen on the Batinah coast of Oman depends on the fi shing gear that they use and the region where they fi sh.…”