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Social Capital and Seafood: Balancing Industry and community Linkages
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Social Capital and Seafood: Balancing Industry and community Linkages

Vikki Schaffer
Proceedings of the 2013 Balance-Unbalanced International Conference, pp.144-152
Balance-Unbalance International Conference, Noosa Biosphere: Future Nature, Future Culture[s], 2013 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 31-May-2013–02-Jun-2013)
Noosa Biosphere Ltd.
2013
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Abstract

Business and Management social sustainability fisheries management social capital social networks community cohesion
Small seafood producers make a significant contribution to the economic and social prosperity of many Queensland coastal communities. These contributions are enhanced through strong community relations, levels of interactions between fishers and their families, and relationships between different industry members, interest groups and regulators. This paper investigates the social capital within Queensland's East Coast Trawl Fishery (ECTF), and the implications for regional communities. The results suggest that despite the potential for doing so, social capital is not actively or purposefully created, utilised, maintained, or drawn upon within the focal fishery. A more collaborative approach to decision making is needed to gain the potential benefits from the extensive knowledge embedded within the industry. Recognition of the social value of the ECTF fishery derived through community cohesion, contribution, and diversity, is required for sustaining and balancing economic and social growth, whilst maintaining a healthy environment and viable industry.

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