Pubblicazione scientifica

Uneven adaptive capacity among fishers in a sea of change

FILONE TECNOLOGICO	TEMA
economia circolare e sostenibilità
produzione e cattura
produzione e raccolta

RIASSUNTO

Fishers worldwide operate in an environment of uncertainty and constant change. Their ability to manage risk associated with such uncertainty and subsequently adapt to change is largely a function of individual circumstances, including their access to different fisheries. However, explicit attention to the heterogeneity of fishers’ connections to fisheries at the level of the individual has been largely ignored. We illustrate the ubiquitous nature of these connections by constructing a typology of commercial fishers in the state of Maine based on the different fisheries that fishers rely on to sustain their livelihoods and find that there are over 600 combinations. We evaluate the adaptive potential of each strategy, using a set of attributes identified by fisheries experts in the state, and find that only 12% of fishers can be classified as being well positioned to adapt in the face of changing socioeconomic and ecological conditions. Sensitivity to the uneven and heterogeneous capacity of fishers to manage risk and adapt to change is critical to devising effective management strategies that broadly support fishers. This will require greater attention to the social-ecological connectivity of fishers across different jurisdictions.

DATA

Data di pubblicazione: 12/06/2017

AUTORI

STOLL JOSHUA S
FULLER EMMA
CRONA BEATRICE I

ENTE DI AFFERENZA

SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCES UNIV MAINE ORONO MAINE USA
MAINE CTR COASTAL FISHERIES STONINGTON MAINE USA
DEPT ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY PRINCETON UNIV PRINCETON NEW JERSEY USA
GLOBAL ECONOMIC DYNAMICS & BIOSPHERE ROYAL SWEDISH ACAD SCIENCES STOCKHOLM SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM RESILIENCE CTR STOCKHOLM UNIV STOCKHOLM SWEDEN
SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET SWEDEN

RIVISTA

PLoS ONE, 12(6), e0178266

IMPACT FACTOR

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