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Social-ecological Factors, Stock Status, and Governance Relating to a Shellcraft Fishery in the Indo-Pacific Region
Journal of Ethnobiology, Vol.44(3), pp.320-337
2024
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Abstract
Shellcraft is a livelihood activity that utilizes shells and skeletal remains of marine taxa for producing ornamental and decorative items. Despite an increasing importance of shellcraft in coastal areas of the Indo-Pacific region, information necessary for stakeholders to identify and respond to change through policy and management decisions is often lacking for fisheries that support this activity. To address this knowledge gap, a quantitative approach was taken to evaluate social-ecological factors (the what, where, how much, who, when, how, how often, and how long) in a “shellcraft fishery” centered at the Nusa Islands of Papua New Guinea. More than 151,100 individuals across 69 marine taxa were fished annually for shellcraft at the Nusa Islands; fishing was infrequent and quantities fished were low for most taxa when compared with other small-scale fisheries. Fishing most taxa had no association with the main demographic divisions within households although, in terms of participation and catch richness, women were the main actors. Gleaning, combing, and free-diving were the only fishing techniques used, with taxa primarily fished by gleaning intertidal habitats during the day. To contextualize sustainability of this fishery, local ecological knowledge-based perceptions of stock status for the marine taxa fished were examined. Considerations for governance, which included synthesis of existing regulatory measures and aspirations, are also discussed. Since shellcraft occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific region and there are commonalities in taxa utilized, this study provides a basis for comparative analysis of shellcraft fisheries within the region.
Details
- Title
- Social-ecological Factors, Stock Status, and Governance Relating to a Shellcraft Fishery in the Indo-Pacific Region
- Authors
- Nittya S M Simard (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringThane Militz - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands ResearchJeff Kinch - National Fisheries AuthorityPatrick Nunn - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands ResearchPaul C Southgate - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
- Publication details
- Journal of Ethnobiology, Vol.44(3), pp.320-337
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1177/02780771241261223
- ISSN
- 2162-4496; 0278-0771
- Copyright note
- © The Author(s) 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
- Grants
- Developing pearl industry based livelihoods in the Western Pacific, FIS/2014/060, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (Australia, Canberra) - ACIAR
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991038198502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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