Customary Marine Resource Knowledge and use in Contemporary Hawai‘i

Friedlander, Alan M.; Shackeroff, Janna M.; Kittinger, John N.

doi:10.2984/67.3.10

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“…In cases when representations of calendars are not widely known, or conditions have changed, collaborative and community-based approaches should be used to research and represent ILK about annual cycles appropriately across time and space. For example, in recent years, by observing spawning behavior and fish gonad development, communities in Hawaiʻi have developed calendars identifying the spawning periods for the major resource species (e.g., moi or Pacific threadfin [Polydactylus sexfilis]), which support the establishment of customary seasonal kapu (closures) to protect spawners (Poepoe et al 2007, Friedlander et al 2013. In Fiji, Tuvalu, Tokelau, and other areas of the Pacific, the seasonality and large aggregations of post-larval rabbitfishes (Siganus spp.)…”

Section: Seasonal Calendarsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A key component of biocultural diversity is the ILK. The localized and temporal depth of understanding in ILK systems is the basis for abundant and growing literature that clearly demonstrates the links between ILK and sustainable resource use (e.g., Bird et al 2012, Schmidt and Ticktin 2012, including in Pacific Islands (e.g., Johannes 2002, Thaman 2008, Friedlander et al 2013. In the Pacific Islands, ILK systems have also been shown to build adaptive capacity to social and environmental change (Campbell 2006, Barnett and Campbell 2010, Lauer et al 2012 and to improve understanding of the social-ecological effects of climate change (e.g., Berkes 2009, Lauer et al 2012, Rudiak-Gould 2014.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific

McMillen¹,

Ticktin²,

Friedlander³

et al. 2014

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ABSTRACT. Understanding how social-ecological systems are and can be resilient to climate change is one of the world's most crucial problems today. It requires knowledge at local and global scales, the integration of natural and social sciences, and a focus on biocultural diversity. Small Pacific Islands and the knowledge-practice-belief systems of their peoples have a long history of resilience to environmental variability and unpredictability, including in areas with marginal habitats and with periodic, severe disturbance (e.g., drought, flood, storms, and tsunami). We review the state of research on these knowledge systems as it pertains to resilience and adaptation, and we highlight critical research needs to address the interrelated areas of: (1) local-scale expertise and observations of change with regard to weather, life-history cycles, and ecological processes; (2) customary resource management institutions and practices (i.e., with agroforests and the nearshore marine environment); and (3) the roles of leaders, social institutions, and social networks in the context of disturbance and change. We conclude that these knowledge systems can contribute high-resolution observations, benchmark data, and insights into practices that enhance resilience and adaptive capacity in integrated terrestrial and marine systems. Community-based and participatory approaches can complement and ground-truth climate models and direct culturally appropriate resource management, research, and adaptation measures. Although most islands in the Pacific are small, their knowledge systems include valuable insights on seasonal cycles, ecological processes, and the management of biocultural diversity that are relevant at a broad scale for understanding resilience and adaptability to the social-ecological effects of climate change.

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Section: Seasonal Calendarsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific

McMillen¹,

Ticktin²,

Friedlander³

et al. 2014

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“…Customarily, local-level resource management in Hawai'i supported thriving social and ecological communities (Ayers and Kittinger 2014;Friedlander et al 2013;Tanaka 2008;Vaughan and Vitousek 2013;Vaughan et al 2016). Th e term 'āina momona (literally: fat lands; fi guratively: abundant and thriving sources of sustenance that support reciprocal relationships between people and place) is used to describe healthy and productive ecological, social, and cultural communities.…”

Section: Th E Cultural Basis Of Well-being In Peruvian Amazon Communimentioning

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Culturally Grounded Indicators of Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems

Sterling¹,

Ticktin²,

Morgan³

et al. 2017

Environment and Society

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n AbstrAct: Measuring progress toward sustainability goals is a multifaceted task. International, regional, and national organizations and agencies seek to promote resilience and capacity for adaptation at local levels. However, their measurement systems may be poorly aligned with local contexts, cultures, and needs. Understanding how to build effective, culturally grounded measurement systems is a fundamental step toward supporting adaptive management and resilience in the face of environmental, social, and economic change. To identify patterns and inform future efforts, we review seven case studies and one framework regarding the development of culturally grounded indicator sets. Additionally, we explore ways to bridge locally relevant indicators and those of use at national and international levels. The process of identifying and setting criteria for appropriate indicators of resilience in social-ecological systems needs further documentation, discussion, and refinement, particularly regarding capturing feedbacks between biological and social-cultural elements of systems.n Keywords: biocultural indicators, indicator sets, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, resilience, sustainability, well-being Indigenous and other place-based, local communities increasingly face an assortment of externally codified development and sustainability goals, regional commitments, and national policies and actions that are designed, in part, to foster adaptation and resilience at the local level. Resilience refers to the capacity of a system to absorb shocks and disturbances and to catalyze renewal, adaptation, transformation, and innovation (Béné et al. 2013). Identifying and setting criteria for the underlying factors that confer resilience to a community are the first steps toward effectively aligning external sustainability-seeking processes, often associated with resourcing mechanisms, with locally relevant and locally embraced approaches to sustaining environmental health and community well-being in the face of environmental, social, and economic change (Fazey et al. 2011;Folke et al. 2003).

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“…Therefore, it advocates finding common ground with groups typically outside the traditional folds of conservation, such as corporations and those involved with natural resource extraction. Likewise, SES research has highlighted links between ecological and social resilience (Folke et al 2010), the ability of resource users to be stewards of natural resources (Friedlander et al 2013), and commonalities between ecological fragmentation and social issues such as poverty and cultural disengagement (Cumming 2011).…”

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Social benefits of restoring historical ecosystems and fisheries: alewives in Maine

McClenachan¹,

Lovell²,

Keaveney³

2015

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ABSTRACT. Restoration of coastal ecosystems provides opportunities to simultaneously restore historical fisheries and ancillary ecosystem and social benefits that were historically derived from functioning ecosystems. In Maine, dam removal and other ecosystem restoration efforts have positively impacted anadromous fish, with local populations of alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus) rapidly recovering to near historical population abundances in some locations. This research investigates the social benefits conferred by the restoration of habitat connectivity, fish populations, and local small-scale fisheries. Using municipal fisheries data and interviews with stakeholders in coastal Maine, it describes a suite of both direct and indirect benefits: a reversal of the "shifting baselines syndrome" and a motivation to manage fisheries sustainably, diversification of local economies and fisheries, community building and an increased sense of local pride, a demographic broadening of the conservation community, and enhanced ecosystem services and recreational opportunities. As well, it identifies a positive feedback between economic benefits and other social benefits, with revenue earned from alewife fisheries enhancing community engagement and providing motivation for further restoration. Placing ecological restoration efforts into this larger social context-rather than simply evaluating them based on immediate economic benefits-provides a broader framework to assess overall societal benefits derived from restoration efforts.

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Customary Marine Resource Knowledge and use in Contemporary Hawai‘i

Cited by 74 publications

References 48 publications

Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific

Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific

Culturally Grounded Indicators of Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems

Social benefits of restoring historical ecosystems and fisheries: alewives in Maine

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