Fishing in a congested sea: What do marine protected areas imply for the future of the Maltese artisanal fleet?

Said, Alicia; MacMillan, Douglas C.; Schembri, Michael; Tzanopoulos, Joseph

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.08.013

“…Interlinked with wider processes of economic and social transformation along the coasts (e.g. expansion of marine protected areas, increasing aquaculture), the growth of coastal tourism and its interactions with forms of land tenure reflects processes of contested frontier-making that are likely to intensify the 'spatial squeeze' facing many smallscale fishers globally (Bavinck et al 2017;Bavinck et al 2018;Cohen et al 2019;Fabinyi et al 2019;Said et al 2017).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Invisible work, ignored knowledge? Changing gender roles, division of labor, and household strategies in Finnish small-scale fisheries

Salmi

¹

,

Sonck-Rautio

²

2018

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Coastal tourism has been supported by the growth of middle-class tourist markets, promoted by governments who view it as an important avenue for economic growth and backed by environmental organisations who regard it as an alternative, more environmentally sustainable livelihood than capture fisheries. How policymakers and households in coastal areas negotiate the challenges and opportunities associated with growing tourism and declining capture fisheries is increasingly important. Drawing on extended ethnographic fieldwork from the Philippines between 2006 and 2018, this paper examines the transition from fishing to tourism and the consequences for one coastal community. I focus on land tenure as a key variable that shapes the effects and opportunities associated with livelihood transitions from fishing to tourism. While tourism has not been inherently positive or negative, the ability of local households to negotiate the boom and obtain the full benefits out of it is questionable. Many fishers have switched their primary livelihood activity to tourism, including the construction of tourist boats, working as tour guides or providing accommodation. However, the growth of tourism has prompted several attempts to evict the community, including from local elites who aimed to develop resorts on the coast and a recent push by the national administration to 'clean up' tourist sites around the country. I argue that land tenure in coastal communities should be more of a focus for researchers working in small-scale fisheries, as well as for researchers working on land rights.

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“…Interlinked with wider processes of economic and social transformation along the coasts (e.g. expansion of marine protected areas, increasing aquaculture), the growth of coastal tourism and its interactions with forms of land tenure reflects processes of contested frontier-making that are likely to intensify the 'spatial squeeze' facing many smallscale fishers globally (Bavinck et al 2017;Bavinck et al 2018;Cohen et al 2019;Fabinyi et al 2019;Said et al 2017).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women, capitals and fishing lives: exploring gendered dynamics in the Llŷn Peninsula small-scale fishery (Wales, UK)

Gustavsson

¹

,

Riley

²

2018

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Coastal tourism has been supported by the growth of middle-class tourist markets, promoted by governments who view it as an important avenue for economic growth and backed by environmental organisations who regard it as an alternative, more environmentally sustainable livelihood than capture fisheries. How policymakers and households in coastal areas negotiate the challenges and opportunities associated with growing tourism and declining capture fisheries is increasingly important. Drawing on extended ethnographic fieldwork from the Philippines between 2006 and 2018, this paper examines the transition from fishing to tourism and the consequences for one coastal community. I focus on land tenure as a key variable that shapes the effects and opportunities associated with livelihood transitions from fishing to tourism. While tourism has not been inherently positive or negative, the ability of local households to negotiate the boom and obtain the full benefits out of it is questionable. Many fishers have switched their primary livelihood activity to tourism, including the construction of tourist boats, working as tour guides or providing accommodation. However, the growth of tourism has prompted several attempts to evict the community, including from local elites who aimed to develop resorts on the coast and a recent push by the national administration to 'clean up' tourist sites around the country. I argue that land tenure in coastal communities should be more of a focus for researchers working in small-scale fisheries, as well as for researchers working on land rights.

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“…A pescaria artesanal está concentrada em regiões costeiras, e são consideradas parte integrante no requisito social e econômico das comunidades pesqueiras maranhenses. Desta forma, existe a necessidade de implantação de programas de planejamento do espaço marítimo a fim de se ter um ordenamento das áreas de uso comum (Said et al, 2017).…”

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O uso multiplo da área de pesca do município de Raposa, Maranhão/Brasil

Diniz

¹

,

Sousa

²

,

França

³

et al. 2020

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Fishing in a congested sea: What do marine protected areas imply for the future of the Maltese artisanal fleet?

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Invisible work, ignored knowledge? Changing gender roles, division of labor, and household strategies in Finnish small-scale fisheries

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Women, capitals and fishing lives: exploring gendered dynamics in the Llŷn Peninsula small-scale fishery (Wales, UK)

O uso multiplo da área de pesca do município de Raposa, Maranhão/Brasil

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