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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Fishing Communities"”.
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Social Resilience in Cornish Fishing Communities
Rural Cornish coastal fishing communities express, and have expressed, varying degrees of ability to develop and retain social resilience capacity, or the ability to withstand ‘shock’ over both ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ onset events in social, political, economic and natural domain terms (Wilson, 2012a). …
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THE IMPACT OF RURAL BANKS’ MICROFINANCE INTERVENTIONS ON POVERTY REDUCTIONS AMONG THE FISHING COMMUNITIES IN GHANA
… delivery models on poverty reduction among the fishing communities of Ghana. The objectives of the study are to identify and examine the microfinance interventions provided by rural banks aimed at reducing poverty in fishing communities in Ghana and also to analyse the credit delivery models …
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A sense of belonging : religion and identity in Yorkshire and Humber fishing communities, c.1815-1914.
… relationship between religion and identity in fishing communities with special emphasis being given to the three communities of Scarborough and Filey on the Yorkshire coast, and Grimsby on the Lincolnshire side of the Humber coast. The study examines the development of these communities, …
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The EU and the changing lives of fishermen. A study of Lampedusan and Fuerteventurian fishing communities.
… the major transformations that the two islands’ fishing industries underwent in the duree of more than fifty years of European integration. While until less than thirty years ago the economy of the Italian island of Lampedusa was centred on bluefish fishing and canning industries, on the Spanish …
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Understanding Vulnerability in Alaska Fishing Communities: A Validation Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Well-Being Indices
Social well-being indices measure how fishing communities are likely to be affected by social-ecological perturbations, and are a significant tool to identify the primary issues influencing communities’ sustained participation in fishing activities. In an attempt to further our understanding of how …
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Perceptions of HIV and Safe Male Circumcision in high HIV prevalence fishing communities on Lake Victoria, Uganda
… million voluntary medical circumcisions by 2015. Fishing communities, where HIV prevalence is approximately 3-5 times higher than the national average, have been identified as a key population needing targeted HIV prevention services by the National HIV Prevention Strategy. This study aimed to …
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Social vulnerability of fishing communities in the southern Cape to change, including additional pressures of COVID-19
… small-scale fishers (SSFs). However, these communities are faced with many challenges such as resource scarcity, climate change and variability, policy and regulation and the more recent COVID-19 pandemic. This dissertation examines the social vulnerabilities of SSFs in the southern Cape, …
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The fishing communities’ Participation in Policy Formulation and Implementation: A Case of Beach Management Units in Temeke District
This research on the importance of fishing communities’ participation in policy formulation and implementation was conducted in Temeke district, Dar- Es – Salaam region, Tanzania. The purpose of the study was to determine the level to which the studied population participated in Policy formulation …
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Fishing as a way of life: a cultural geography of fishing communities in Castletownbere (Ireland) and Le Guilvinec (Brittany)
… this research develops an understanding of fishing as a way of life in Castletownbere (County Cork) and Le Guilvinec (Brittany) through relational and reciprocal processes. Drawing on the hermeneutics of both Gadamer and Ricoeur, I argue that pre-understandings are essential to the awareness …
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Towards Colombian small-scale marine fisheries management: Hacia un manejo de la pesca marina artesanal en Colombia
… social foundation for the livelihood of coastal communities in Colombia. Yet artisanal fishing communities are characterized by a low quality of life and a struggle for the basic components of well being, in part because of inadequate marine resource management. As a consequence of inadequate …
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Blue economy investments and injustices around marine protected areas: the case of Mtwara coast, Tanzania
… marine protected areas. It examines whether fishing communities are gaining or losing from investments in the marine park areas; and unpacks the dilemmas that authorities face when they promote investments while protecting communities’ livelihoods at the same time. The study futher assesses …
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Blue economy investments and injustices around marine protected areas: The case of Mtwara Coast, Tanzania
… marine protected areas. It examines whether fishing communities are gaining or losing from investments in the marine park areas; and unpacks the dilemmas that authorities face when they promote investments while protecting communities’ livelihoods at the same time. The study futher assesses …
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The role of institutions in supporting coastal communities at risk from climate change: A case study of Buffeljagsbaai, South Africa
Coastal communities are dependent on marine resources which provide their households with food and income. Fishing communities are considered the poorest of the poor and face many challenges that render them vulnerable. Climate change further exacerbates these challenges making fishing communities …
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Social resilience, place and identity in the small-scale North Norfolk “Cromer Crab” fishery, UK
Fishing once defined many coastal community identities around the British Isles. Over recent decades, these communities have faced the decline of their fishing industry in addition to demographic, environmental, economic change and a changing policy context in coastal areas focused on marine …
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Climate change and coastal vulnerability: application of vulnerability assessment methodologies in two coastal communities in South Africa
… lowest adaptive capacity. This includes coastal fishing communities and therefore necessitates action at a variety of scales in order to build the resilience of these individuals and groups to the predicted changes and their potential impacts. Vulnerability assessments (VAs) have been identified …
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The vulnerability of coastal communities to water pollution in Jakarta bay: integrating livelihood and biophysical approaches
… changes of the bay's ecosystem. The traditional fishing communities that rely on the bay's fishery resources have been seriously affected by the consequences of these changes. This research provides better understanding of the less studied aspects of water pollution in Jakarta Bay; that is, how …
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Contribuição com a cadeia produtiva da pesca: beneficiamento de massa de macarrão sem glúten à base de Surimi
Brazil needs to take advantage of fishing resources by developing socially innovative products with technical-scientific knowledge, high value-added, low production costs and cultural identity. The challenge of this thesis was to make a gluten-free surimi fresh pasta, similar to macaroni. The …
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Cultural Politics and Mining Development in Alaska's Bristol Bay Fishery
… examines the diverse concerns raised as local communities both resist and support the prospect of newly arriving industries. Concurrent with existing literature on the emergent digital culture, I argue that communication technologies and cyberactivism are key aspects of contemporary resistance …
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Cultural Politics and Mining Development in Alaska's Bristol Bay Fishery
… examines the diverse concerns raised as local communities both resist and support the prospect of newly arriving industries. Concurrent with existing literature on the emergent digital culture, I argue that communication technologies and cyberactivism are key aspects of contemporary resistance …
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Unintended Consequences of Enforcement in a Fisheries Institution: Results from an Artefactual Experiment in Tanzania
<p>Overfishing and the destruction of fishing commons in developing countries is a growing problem. Policymakers and local community leaders are looking for solutions to keep their fishing commons sustainable. Fines and enforcement mechanisms are commonly suggested to help preserve the commons. …
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