“Real” Poachers and Predators: Shades of Meaning in Local Understandings of Threats to Fisheries

Hampshire, Kate; Bell, Sandra; Wallace, Gerry; Stepukonis, Faustas

doi:10.1080/08941920490278656

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“…Therefore generalist roles among game wardens may deter poaching more than exclusively relying upon conservation law enforcement. To avoid blanket regulations and garner voluntary compliance, conservation law enforcement agencies should form partnerships with conservation organizations (Stretesky et al 2010), and local communities (Hampshire et al 2004;Allison 2001). Conservation law enforcement agencies employing multiple deterrent strategies will decrease punishment avoidance among poachers with different motivations, garner voluntary compliance, and mitigate poaching.…”

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Deterring Defiance: 'Don’t Give a Poacher a Reason to Poach'

Filteau

2013

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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Poaching threatens species biodiversity and ecological integrity, but criminologists largely overlook this form of crime. The purpose of this study is to expand criminological theory on poaching by documenting the strategies poachers and game wardens suggest as successful deterrents. Defiance theory is used to understand how the interaction between game wardens and poachers is an important consideration for garnering voluntary compliance. Qualitative interviews with game wardens (N=16) and poachers (N=13) demonstrate that these parties ideologically agree about fish and wildlife conservation, and both parties offer similar methods for deterring poaching. However, because poachers are negatively disposed toward indiscriminant game wardens, the perception of unfair treatment/punishment may lead to future poaching. This study examines trajectories for future research on poaching and contributes to contemporary criminological theory by linking defiance theory with deterrence theory. Finally, the paper concludes with strategies for deterring poaching and garnering voluntary compliance.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Deterring Defiance: 'Don’t Give a Poacher a Reason to Poach'

Filteau

2013

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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“…1 The Serengeti National Park with adjacent protected areas and villages where interviews were conducted. 1 Nyichoka, 2 Mariwanda, 3 Manyamanyama, 4 Ihara, 5 Nattambisso, 6 Lamadi, 7 Kijereshi, 8 Chabutwa Illegal hunting is both an ecological and a social issue where the handling of the broader interactions of communities and their surroundings is decisive for the outcome of conflict reduction (Kiss 1990;Gibson and Marks 1995;Campbell et al 2001;Gillingham and Lee 2003;Naughton-Treves et al 2003;Treves and Karanth 2003;Hampshire et al 2004). Many programmes working with community based conservation and integrated conservation and development have recognised this (Alpert 1996;Songorwa 1999;Songorwa et al 2000), but problems persist.…”

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The nature of hunting around the Western Corridor of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

2005

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In many parts of Africa, illegal hunting is considered the most pressing issue in protected areas. Poaching has remained a persistent problem through the 50 year long history of Serengeti National Park. Around 2 million people live along the borders of the park. Poverty is widespread, and the population is increasing rapidly. In this paper we examine the local perceptions of importance and reasons for hunting, gender differences and opinions about mitigating measures among villagers around Serengeti's Western Corridor. The data were collected through interviewing 590 persons in eight villages close to the borders of the park. Hunting is driven by the need to not only increase food supply and cash income, but also fulfil cultural and social needs. We also identified a proactive attitude in the rural communities towards reducing illegal hunting and more constructive relationships with the management authorities of the national park. The role of hunting in community life extends beyond the immediate poverty issue, and should be seen as an element in the larger development agenda of rural Tanzania and the quest for models for sustainable wildlife management.

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“…Significant differences in resource use, world views, and attitudes exist among artisanal fishers in Malta, as in many other countries (Sandersen and Koester, 2000;Perez-Sanchez and Muir, 2003;Hampshire et al, 2004). These differences must be identified and understood if co-management and conservation are to be more inclusive and participatory and thus more effective (Sandersen and Koester, 2000;Sittert, 2003).…”

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Fishers’ perception of a 35-year old exclusive Fisheries Management Zone

Dimech¹,

Darmanin²,

Smith³

et al. 2009

Biological Conservation

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a b s t r a c tFishers' attitudes and perceptions are critical for the success of fisheries protection areas with their associated biota, and a failure to understand fishers' behaviour may undermine the success of such fisheries management measures. In this study, we examine fishers' perception of a long-established exclusive fisheries zone around Malta and to investigate if the perceptions depend on fishers' demographic, economic, social characteristics and fishing activity of the fishers. A questionnaire survey was undertaken to evaluate the demographic characteristics, economic situation (costs and revenue) and fishers' activity and behaviour, together with their perception of the Fisheries Management Zone (FMZ). A total of 241 interview responses were analysed which was a response rate of 60%. The perception of most fishers was that the establishment of the FMZ has had an overall negative impact on their fishing activity and that the zone is not important for the protection of local fish stocks. When asked about the beneficial effect of the zone for fishers, most fishers from all backgrounds said that the zone does not benefit commercial fishers, but benefits mainly recreational fishers. The most evident differences in the perceptions and attitudes were between the full-time, part-time and recreational fishers. Fishers that have been fishing for more than 35 years and fishers from the main fishing village also had different attitudes from other fishers towards the FMZ. The results of this study suggest that the proportion of individual income derived from fishing was the strongest factor that influenced attitudinal differences, with home port and fishing experience having less important effects. The main differences in attitude among fishers were related to the protection and conservation effects of the zone, enhancement of resources and conflicts among user groups. The heterogeneity among fishers' attitudes revealed by the present study has important implications for the implementation of spatial closures. Some sectors of stakeholders may require additional incentives to accept restrictions on access if spatial management is to achieve its intended objectives.

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“Real” Poachers and Predators: Shades of Meaning in Local Understandings of Threats to Fisheries

Cited by 45 publications

References 24 publications

Deterring Defiance: 'Don’t Give a Poacher a Reason to Poach'

Deterring Defiance: 'Don’t Give a Poacher a Reason to Poach'

The nature of hunting around the Western Corridor of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Fishers’ perception of a 35-year old exclusive Fisheries Management Zone

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