West Coast Communities and Catch Shares: The Early Years of Social Change

Russell, Suzanne M.; Arias-Arthur, Albert; Sparks, Kim; Varney, Anna

doi:10.1080/08920753.2016.1208864

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“…Across the Pacific Northwest, the open‐access albacore fishery has helped many fishers maintain diverse harvest portfolios even as access to other fisheries has been restricted. With vessel ownership and permits increasingly consolidated amongst a limited number of individuals, communities and corporations (Russell et al., 2016), the ability to opportunistically target albacore in coastal waters has been critical for the maintenance of regional small‐scale fishing operations and traditional livelihood approaches.…”

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“…While salmon runs have been inconsistent, groundfish stocks have recently begun to recover following several decades of depressed landings attributed to overcapacity and overfishing (PFMC, 2018). The benefits of this recovery have largely been accrued by large vessels following the substantial consolidation and attrition of fishing effort which accompanied the rationalization of the sector (Russell et al., 2016, 2018). In contrast, the Dungeness crab biomass appears stable (Richerson et al., 2020), and in recent years, the fishery has occupied a central position in regional fisheries participation networks (Fuller et al., 2017), drawing diverse participants from US West Coast ports and generating the largest total ex‐vessel revenue (Rasmuson, 2013).…”

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Changes to the structure and function of an albacore fishery reveal shifting social‐ecological realities for Pacific Northwest fishermen

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Marine fisheries around the globe are increasingly exposed to external drivers of social and ecological change. Though diversification and flexibility have historically helped marine resource users negotiate risk and adversity, much of modern fisheries management treats fishermen as specialists using specific gear types to target specific species. Here, we describe the evolution of harvest portfolios amongst Pacific Northwest fishermen over 35+ years with explicit attention to changes in the structure and function of the albacore (Thunnus alalunga, Scombridae) troll and pole‐and‐line fishery. Our analysis indicates that recent social–ecological changes have had heterogenous impacts upon the livelihood strategies favoured by different segments of regional fishing fleets. As ecological change and regulatory reform have restricted access to a number of fisheries, many of the regional small (<45 ft) and medium (45–60 ft) boat fishermen who continue to pursue diverse livelihood strategies have increasingly relied upon the ability to opportunistically target albacore in coastal waters while retaining more of the value generated by such catch. In contrast, large vessels (>60 ft) targeting albacore are more specialized now than previously observed, even as participation in multiple fisheries has become increasingly common for this size class. In describing divergent trajectories associated with the albacore fishery, one of the US West Coast's last open‐access fisheries, we highlight the diverse strategies and mechanisms utilized to sustain fisheries livelihoods in the modern era while arguing that alternative approaches to management and licensing may be required to maintain the viability of small‐scale fishing operations worldwide moving forward.

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