Beyond métiers: social factors influence fisher behaviour

Author:

Schadeberg Amanda123ORCID,Kraan Marloes234ORCID,Hamon Katell G4

Affiliation:

1. Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands

2. Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, Wageningen, 6706 KN, The Netherlands

3. Wageningen Marine Research, Haringkade 1, IJmuiden, 1976 CP, The Netherlands

4. Wageningen Economic Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Wageningen, 6708 PB, The Netherlands

Abstract

Abstract Fisheries management is usually supported by technical and financial measurements (i.e. logbooks and market data), which are helpful for ecological or economic assessments. Yet this information is not able to address social heterogeneity and fisher motivations, which are key to understanding fisher behaviour. This case study of the demersal segment in the Netherlands shows that combining quantitative analysis of logbooks with qualitative data collected by engaging with fishers can capture both fishing activity and its motivations, generating a more social understanding of fisher behaviour. A métier analysis of logbook data describes five dominant fishing practices among the selected segment. Twenty-five in-depth interviews with fishers along with focus groups including other experts identify three social factors that influence fisher behaviour in the Dutch demersal fleet: business structure, working rhythm, and polyvalence. The results show that motivations for fisher behaviour are more complex than complying with regulations or seeking profit: social factors also influence fishing activity. Furthermore, these social factors have real implications for the impacts of management measures on both the fishing communities and the environment, especially in times of change. These results are useful for management strategy development or evaluation because they are feasibly observable through existing data collection protocols.

Funder

Wageningen University & Research “Food Security and Valuing Water”

“Sustainable Food and Non-Food Production”

Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Security

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Ecology,Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Oceanography

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