Poverty and Beyond: Small-Scale Fishing in Overexploited Marine Environments

Knudsen, Magne

doi:10.1007/s10745-016-9824-y

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“…While beyond the scope of this study, much can be gleaned from other studies of coastal livelihoods in the Philippines that show how poverty in the coastal zone is generated and reproduced (e.g., Knudsen, ). In many cases, fishers in the Philippines have been ‘adversely incorporated’ into capitalist relations, for example through patron‐client relations that allow traders to obtain higher shares of the profits of internationally‐traded seafood than fishers (Cruz‐Trinidad et al ., ).…”

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Food and water insecurity in specialised fishing communities: evidence from thePhilippines

Fabinyi

2018

Natural Resources Forum

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Food insecurity remains a common problem for Southeast Asian communities that specialise in fishing. Food insecurity is closely linked to other social conditions, and the linkages between these social conditions and their underlying drivers are less well explored in fishing contexts than they are in agricultural contexts. In this paper I draw on fieldwork from a community that specialises in fishing in the Western Philippines to examine the linkages between and drivers of food and water insecurity. Food insecurity is common, and characterised by a lack of funds to buy food, particularly during periods of bad weather. Water insecurity is also characterised by the need to pay for the delivery of drinking water from one of several remote sources. Because of the central role of markets in communities that specialise in fishing, I argue that both food and water insecurity are driven by income poverty. Understanding the relations between food and water insecurity and the wider drivers of poverty in specialised fishing community contexts should generate improved understandings of how food and water insecurity persist, and how these conditions may be better addressed.

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Food and water insecurity in specialised fishing communities: evidence from thePhilippines

Fabinyi

2018

Natural Resources Forum

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“…To maintain social equity, strong commitment from the stakeholders to maintain the environment based on their responsibilities is needed (Meier, 1976). Consequently, it can be seen that there is a strong relationship between poverty, SL and ED and SD, in which reducing poverty by applying a SL approach is one of most important indicators to achieving SED (Allison and Ellis, 2001;Bene, 2009;Béné, 2006;Knudsen, 2016).…”

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“…There have been many studies conducted on livelihood strategies in marginalised fishing villages. Most of these studies were conducted in developing countries and were driven by the fact that most fishermen are living in poverty in villages located in rural, remote areas, with very few alternative employment opportunities (Allison and Ellis, 2001;Allison and Horemans, 2006;Anderson and Obeng, 2017;Béné, 2006;Christy Jr., 1986;Knudsen, 2016;Weeratunge et al, 2015;Purcell and Pomeroy, 2015).…”

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“…A number of authors explain that the fishery activities in those areas are identified as Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) carrying on artisanal fishing activities. They are always depicted as having very low income levels and causing the over-exploitation of the environment and biological resources (Allison and Ellis, 2001;Allison and Horemans, 2006;Bene, 2009;Knudsen, 2016;Weeratunge et al, 2015) However, the fishers still maintain their subsistence living activities while ignoring future sustainability because of the lack of alternative skills and readily available alternative income sources (Knudsen, 2016).…”

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“…This does not deny the fact that fisher folks' resource dependence and the open-access nature of fisheries, together, lead to resource degradation and impoverished fishing communities (Allison and Ellis, 2001;Allison and Horemans, 2006). The fishers' reasons for continuing to fish in over-exploited waters are more complicated than economic factors only (Knudsen, 2016). It is also necessary to have a comprehensive understanding of the socio-cultural and institutional dimension of poverty in fisheries for better interpretation of the internal factors deriving from the fishermen's socio-economic background and the external factors (policies, institutions and organizations) that influence the fishers access to resources and livelihood activities to cope with various forms of stress and shocks (Allison and Horemans, 2006).…”

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AgusNalle³

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American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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At the moment there are about 210 Indonesian fishermen, many from Rote Island, the majority from the village of Papela, still detained in Australia Detention Centres for carrying on illegal fishing activities in the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone. These fishing activities are not driven by economic factors only, but also by their historical background. By understanding the economic, historical and socio-cultural background of the fishermen, a comprehensive solution for illegal fishing might be established. This research aims to ascertain an alternative economic activity for the fishermen that can give increased job opportunities for the fishermen to attain a sustainable livelihood as part of sustainable economic development. This research has used qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques including stakeholder interviews, descriptive researcher observations, a household survey and Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM). The results of the research show that; (i) since the beginning of the 17th century, the traditional fishermen of Papela have made regular offshore fishing trips to waters that are now within the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone; (ii) based on socio-cultural assessment and economic calculations, a salt pond business is an efficient business with comparative advantages for the Papela fishermen as an alternative source of income; and (iii) even though, a salt pond business has economic potential and has already been conducted by a small number of people in Papela, the government's will to support the salt farmer seems weak.

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This purpose of this article is to demonstrate (1) how growing seaweed in the central Philippines is affected by multifaceted local dynamics and (2) how it is also dependent on the complementary livelihood strategies of in situ and ex situ diversification. This article explores the livelihood trajectories of 45 households that were all engaged in growing seaweed in 2015. Surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted with households and key informants in two municipalities. Results reveal a process of livelihood divergence. While in one municipality growing seaweed has become a relative success, virtually all households in the other municipality have had to stop growing seaweed, returned to fishing, and remained poor. The reasons for this divergence can be found in the spheres of environmental challenges, value chain governance dynamics, and local coastal governance. Three implications are put forward that could improve the inclusiveness of coastal development in the Philippines and beyond.

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Poverty and Beyond: Small-Scale Fishing in Overexploited Marine Environments

Cited by 31 publications

References 23 publications

Food and water insecurity in specialised fishing communities: evidence from thePhilippines

Food and water insecurity in specialised fishing communities: evidence from thePhilippines

Traditional Fishermen in Rote Island: An Alternative Livelihood to Illegal Fishing Activities in the Indonesian-Australian Transboundary Waters

Local divergence and obstacles to spur inclusive coastal development in Iloilo Province, the Philippines

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