Livelihood strategies of two small-scale fisher communities: adaptation strategies under different fishery resource at southern and northern coast of Java

Abstract Small-scale fishers are frequently exposed to a variety of hazards that threaten their livelihood. Different socio-cultural, natural resource, environment conditions potentially create unique vulnerability and livelihood strategies which may exist in different places. Therefore, an investigation in two different fishing communities was carried out to understand the similarities and different of livelihood strategy works in both places. The study was conducted in two small scale fisheries community in village Betahlawang (north of java) and Glagah (south of Java). This research aims to describe livelihood aspects and strategies of fisher communities in both locations under different fishery resource and their dependency on the fishery through systematic surveys. The study showed that both communities are highly dependent on natural capital which mainly the abundance of the fishery resources. Others factors affecting both communities’ sustainable livelihood are the uncertainty in catch, weather and policy, limited capital ownership, access, and knowledge and skills other than fishing. Although the two study sites share some capital similarities, the livelihood vulnerability and their strategy is different. Betahlawang fishers more vulnerable than Glagah fishers because Glagah fishers has more diverse livelihood alternatives.

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Fisheries Sustainability through Soft Multi-Use Maritime Spatial Planning and Local Development Co-Management: Potentials and Challenges in Greece

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12052026 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 2026 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Stella Sofia I. Kyvelou ◽

Dimitrios G. Ierapetritis

Keyword(s):

Spatial Planning ◽

Local Development ◽

Small Scale ◽

Artisanal Fisheries ◽

Sustainable Livelihood ◽

Small Scale Fisheries ◽

Island Communities ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Family Based ◽

Maritime Spatial Planning

Small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean represent a significant part of the fisheries industry and their substantial social, economic and place attachment related role has always been acknowledged in the region. Despite the fact that this usually family-based endeavor has a vast economic impact on coastal and island communities of the sea-basin, data and insights on the Mediterranean artisanal fisheries continue to be inadequately developed and poorly integrated in the local development strategies. Thus, the aim of this research is two-fold. Firstly, it presents some data and facts on the fisheries sector in the region and secondly it explores the options of their survival, prosperity and sustainability, approaching the combination of fisheries and tourism as a small-scale and soft “multi-use” in the marine space. Greece, with a huge potential in both the fisheries and the tourism sector, was used as focus area where a co-development process was designed aiming to identify advantages/potentials and challenges/disadvantages of the co-existence of artisanal fisheries and tourism, as perceived by a series of stakeholders including the co-management schemes (Fisheries Local Action Groups, FLAGs) in the country. Key conclusion is that sustainable livelihood from small-scale fisheries depends on the correlation between fisheries and other marine activities. Despite some limitations, this can boost sustainable local development and be a unique pattern of a “win-win” and soft multi-use marine spatial planning (MSP), with economic, environmental, social, cultural and governance related benefits for the coastal communities.

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Small-scale Fisheries in Japan

10.30687/978-88-6969-226-0 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Giovanni Bulian ◽

Yasushi Nakano

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Current Status ◽

Small Scale ◽

Power Relationship ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Small Scale Fisheries ◽

Fishing Sector ◽

Religious Festivals ◽

Critical Approaches ◽

History Of

This collection of essays brings together a range of critical approaches, from varying disciplinary backgrounds, to provide an in-depth overview of the past and current status of small-scale fisheries in Japan. The book attempts to map out some of the major themes relating to community-based fisheries-management systems, environmental sustainability, lottery systems for allocating fishing spots, fishing livelihoods, local knowledge, social vulnerability to environmental hazards, socioeconomic factors affecting small-scale fisheries development, history of destructive fishing practices, women’s entrepreneurship in the seafood sector, traditional leadership systems, religious festivals, and power relationship between local communities and government agencies. The aim of this book is then to provide a comprehensive and multifaceted analysis of the cultural richness of this fishing sector, which still plays a key role in the broad academic debates focused on the potential small-scale fishery trajectories within the context of global scenarios.

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TINGKAT KESEJAHTERAAN NELAYAN SKALA KECIL DENGAN PENDEKATAN PENGHIDUPAN BERKELANJUTAN DI KABUPATEN INDRAMAYU

Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Kelautan dan Perikanan ◽

10.15578/jsekp.v11i1.3170 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 29

Author(s):

Riesti Triyanti ◽

Maulana Firdaus

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Social Resources ◽

Small Scale ◽

Sustainable Livelihood ◽

Welfare Level ◽

Community Institutions ◽

Small Scale Fisheries ◽

Sustainable Livelihood Approach ◽

Recommendation Strategy

Kabupaten Indramayu memiliki jumlah rumah tangga menengah kebawah paling banyak diProvinsi Jawa Barat. Artinya, tingkat kesejahteraan yang dimiliki masih rendah. Penelitian ini bertujuanuntuk mengkaji tingkat kesejahteraan nelayan skala kecil (≤ 5 GT) di Kabupaten Indramayu. Datayang digunakan adalah data primer dan data sekunder yang dikumpulkan dengan menggunakanteknik wawancara, observasi dan pencatatan. Analisis data menggunakan pendekatan penghidupanberkelanjutan menggunakan indikator sumber daya keuangan, sosial, manusia dan alam. Tingkatkesejahteraan nelayan dapat dihitung dengan pendekatan penghidupan berkelanjutan yang berfungsiuntuk mengetahui kesejahteraan secara relatif. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa indeks penghidupannelayan berada pada kategori sedang (54,93%); capaian indikator modal keuangan (83,51%) dengankategori sangat baik; indikator modal alam (60,00%) dengan kategori sedang; indikator modal sosial(13,20%) dengan kategori buruk; dan indikator modal sumber daya manusia (56,65 %) dengan kategorisedang. Oleh karena itu, strategi yang direkomendasikan dalam mewujudkan penghidupan berkelanjutandi Kabupaten Indramayu adalah melalui peningkatan indikator modal sosial seperti peningkatanakses masyarakat terhadap kelembagaan ekonomi, mengoptimalkan kelembagaan masyarakat yangada khususnya dalam setiap program pemerintah, mengintegrasikan kelembagaan informal dengankelembagaan formal, dan mengaktifkan kembali koperasi yang telah ada atau mendirikan koperasiperikanan baru.Title: Welfare Level of Small Scale Fishers Based on Sustainable Livelihood Approach in Indramayu DistrictIndramayu District has a majority of fisher’s household with less prosperity in the West Javaprovince. This study aimed at analyzing the welfare of small-scale fisheries (≤ 5 GT) in IndramayuDistrict. Primary and secondary data were collected by using interviews, observation and recording.Analysis of the data used to determine the level of welfare of fisher’s are using the sustainable livelihoodsapproach using indicators of financial, social, human and natural resources. The welfare level of fisherscountable with sustainable livelihood approach which serves to determine relative welfare. The analyzeresults showed that the fisher livelihood index in middle category (54.93) with performance indicatorsof financial resources (83.51%) with very good categories; indicators of natural resources ( 60.00%)in the medium category; indicators of social resources (13,20%) with bad categories; and indicatorsof human resources (56.65%) with medium category. Therefore, recommendation strategy in order torealize sustainable livelihoods in Indramayu through increasing people’s access to economic institutions;optimize existing community institutions, especially in any government program; institutional integrateinformal with formal institutions; and activated existing cooperatives or built the new cooperative.

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STUDI KETERKAITAN EKOSISTEM LAMUN DAN PERIKANAN SKALA KECIL (Studi Kasus: Desa Malang Rapat dan Berakit, Kabupaten Bintan, Kepulauan Riau)

Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Kelautan dan Perikanan ◽

10.15578/jsekp.10.2.2015.137-148 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 137

Author(s):

Muhammad Nur Arkham ◽

Luky Adrianto ◽

Yusli Wardiatno

Keyword(s):

Secondary Data ◽

Study Data ◽

Fishing Ground ◽

Small Scale ◽

Small Scale Fisheries ◽

Ecological Benefit ◽

Social Ecological ◽

Seagrass Ecosystem ◽

Study Results ◽

Study Sites

Ekosistem lamun merupakan salah satu bagian penting sebagai bagian penyusun kesatuan ekosistem pesisir bersama dengan mangrove dan terumbu karang. Secara spesifik, keterkaitan masyarakat sebagai pemanfaat sumberdaya pada ekosistem lamun belum banyak diungkapkan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji keterkaitan sistem sosial-ekologi lamun berdasarkan hasil tangkapan sumberdaya ikan di lokasi penelitian dan mengestimasi besaran manfaat sumberdaya ikan kaitannya dengan jasa ekosistem lamun di lokasi penelitian. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Data yang dibutuhkan adalah data primer dan sekunder. Data primer didapat dari wawancara dengan instrumen kuisioner dan pencatatan hasil tangkapan dan penjualan di pedagang pengepul. Analisis data penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis diskriptif kualitatif dan net fishing revenue (NFR) yang diperoleh nelayan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat keterkaitan sosial-ekologi dengan keberadaan ekosistem lamun yang dijadikan sebagai tempat penangkapan bagi perikanan skala kecil yang bisa berkontribusi dalam ketahanan pangan dan sebagai mata pencaharian nelayan di desa tersebut. Manfaat yang didapat perikanan skala kecil dari keberadaan ekosistem lamun yaitu kemudahan akses bagi nelayan skala kecil dalam mencari ikan karena lokasinya yang dekat dengan pantai. Secara umum besaran manfaat dari fungsi ekosistem lamun sebagai jasa penyedia terlihat dari pendapatan per hari nelayan skala kecil diatas UMK Kabupaten Bintan yaitu Rp. 93,000,00. Dengan adanya keterkaitan sosial-ekologi lamun tersebut dapat dilakukan pertimbangan pengelolaan pesisir terpadu dengan pendekatan sosial-ekologi lamun di lokasi penelitian. (The Study of Seagrass Ecosystem and Small-Scale Fisheries Linkages (Case Studie: Malang Rapat and Berakit village, Bintan Regency,Riau Islands))Seagrass ecosystem is one of an important coastal ecosystem’s component along with mangroves and coral reefs. However, the linkage between fishers and seagrass ecosystem, had not been fully explored. The objectives of this research were analyze seagrass social-ecological system linkages based on fish caught and estimating the fisheries resource benefits regarding its ecosystem services at the study sites. Qualitative and quantitative approach based on primary and secondary data were used in this study. Data were collected by interviewed using questionaire and also production and sales records from sellers. Descriptive-qualitative and net fishing revenue (NFR) were used to analyze in this study. Results showed that there was a social and ecological linkage between seagrass and small scale fishers that could contribute to food security and livelihood at those sites. Accessibility of fishing ground on shores was one of the benefit for small scale fisheries. While ecological benefit of seagrass as a provisioning service was indicated by the daily small scale fishers’ revenue that was higher than The Minimum District Wage of Bintan District value which was IDR 93,000. Based on those social-ecological linkages, it is possible to use integrated coastal management with seagrass social-ecological approach in those sites.

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Analisis Strategi Penghidupan Petani Kopi Desa Medowo Menggunakan Pendekatan Sustainable Livelihood

JPIG (Jurnal Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi) ◽

10.21067/jpig.v5i2.4773 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 132-143

Author(s):

Dwi Fauzia Putra ◽

Agung Suprianto

Keyword(s):

Natural Capital ◽

Population Data ◽

Physical Capital ◽

Moderate Level ◽

Livelihood Strategies ◽

Sustainable Livelihood ◽

Commercial Activities ◽

Coffee Farmers ◽

Quantitative Descriptive ◽

High Level

Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui strategi penghidupan dan karakteristik lima aset sustainable livelihood petani kopi di Desa Medowo Kecamatan Kandangan Kabupaten Kediri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah petani kopi Desa Medowo dengan jumlah 234. Jumlah responden petani yang menjadi sampel adalah 35 petani (15% populasi). Analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif dengan tabel tunggal. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi penghidupan petani kopi meliputi tiga strategi: berbasis pertanian, ternak dan pertanian atau strategi campuran, aktivitas komersial dalam hal ini bisnis. Strategi penghidupan yang diterapkan petani tentunya diikuti dengan pendapatan yang diperoleh. Sebagian besar petani (51%) berpenghasilan rendah, sedang (37%), dan sebagian kecil (11%) berpenghasilan tinggi. Nilai tingkat modal penghidupan petani kopi Desa medowo tergolong pada tingat keberlanjutan rendah, sedang, dan tidak berkelanjutan. Modal manusia, modal finansial, dan modal fisik merupakan modal dengan tingkat keberlanjutan rendah. Modal alam dengan tingat keberlanjutan sedang. Modal sosial menunjukkan menunjukkan tidak berkelanjutan. Oleh sebab itu perlu upaya meningkatkan kualitas modal penghidupan petani kopi minimal pada tingkat keberlanjutan sedang dan maksimal pada tingkat keberlanjutan tinggi. Studi lanjutan dapat mengkaji dimensi penghidupan keberlanjutan lainnya seperti aspek kerentanan dan kebijakan yang mempengaruhi strategi penghidupan petani kopi Desa Medowo. The purpose of this research is to find out the livelihood strategies and characteristics of five sustainable livelihood assets and livelihood strategies of coffee farmers in Medowo Village, Kandangan District, Kediri Regency. This research uses quantitative descriptive methods. The population in this study were coffee farmers in Medowo village with 234 farmers. The number of respondent farmers sampled was 35 farmers (15% of the population). Data analysis uses descriptive statistics with a single table. The results show that the livelihood strategies of coffee farmers include three strategies: agriculture-based, livestock and agriculture or mixed strategies, commercial activities in this case business. The livelihood strategy adopted by farmers is of course followed by the income earned. Most farmers (51%) have low, medium income (37%), and a small portion (11%) have high income. The value of the capital level of livelihood of a coffee farmer in Medowo Village is classified as low, medium, and unsustainable. Human capital, financial capital and physical capital are capital with a low level of sustainability. Natural capital with a moderate level of sustainability. Social capital shows not sustainable. Therefore it is necessary to improve the quality of livelihood capital of coffee farmers at a minimum at a moderate level of sustainability and a maximum at a high level of sustainability. Further studies can examine other dimensions of sustainable livelihoods such as vulnerability and policy aspects that affect the livelihood strategies of Medowo Village coffee farmers.

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STUDI KETERKAITAN EKOSISTEM LAMUN DAN PERIKANAN SKALA KECIL (Studi Kasus: Desa Malang Rapat dan Berakit, Kabupaten Bintan, Kepulauan Riau)

Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Kelautan dan Perikanan ◽

10.15578/jsekp.v10i2.1255 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 137

Author(s):

Muhammad Nur Arkham ◽

Luky Adrianto ◽

Yusli Wardiatno

Keyword(s):

Secondary Data ◽

Study Data ◽

Fishing Ground ◽

Small Scale ◽

Small Scale Fisheries ◽

Ecological Benefit ◽

Social Ecological ◽

Seagrass Ecosystem ◽

Study Results ◽

Study Sites

Ekosistem lamun merupakan salah satu bagian penting sebagai bagian penyusun kesatuan ekosistem pesisir bersama dengan mangrove dan terumbu karang. Secara spesifik, keterkaitan masyarakat sebagai pemanfaat sumberdaya pada ekosistem lamun belum banyak diungkapkan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji keterkaitan sistem sosial-ekologi lamun berdasarkan hasil tangkapan sumberdaya ikan di lokasi penelitian dan mengestimasi besaran manfaat sumberdaya ikan kaitannya dengan jasa ekosistem lamun di lokasi penelitian. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Data yang dibutuhkan adalah data primer dan sekunder. Data primer didapat dari wawancara dengan instrumen kuisioner dan pencatatan hasil tangkapan dan penjualan di pedagang pengepul. Analisis data penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis diskriptif kualitatif dan net fishing revenue (NFR) yang diperoleh nelayan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat keterkaitan sosial-ekologi dengan keberadaan ekosistem lamun yang dijadikan sebagai tempat penangkapan bagi perikanan skala kecil yang bisa berkontribusi dalam ketahanan pangan dan sebagai mata pencaharian nelayan di desa tersebut. Manfaat yang didapat perikanan skala kecil dari keberadaan ekosistem lamun yaitu kemudahan akses bagi nelayan skala kecil dalam mencari ikan karena lokasinya yang dekat dengan pantai. Secara umum besaran manfaat dari fungsi ekosistem lamun sebagai jasa penyedia terlihat dari pendapatan per hari nelayan skala kecil diatas UMK Kabupaten Bintan yaitu Rp. 93,000,00. Dengan adanya keterkaitan sosial-ekologi lamun tersebut dapat dilakukan pertimbangan pengelolaan pesisir terpadu dengan pendekatan sosial-ekologi lamun di lokasi penelitian. (The Study of Seagrass Ecosystem and Small-Scale Fisheries Linkages (Case Studie: Malang Rapat and Berakit village, Bintan Regency,Riau Islands))Seagrass ecosystem is one of an important coastal ecosystem’s component along with mangroves and coral reefs. However, the linkage between fishers and seagrass ecosystem, had not been fully explored. The objectives of this research were analyze seagrass social-ecological system linkages based on fish caught and estimating the fisheries resource benefits regarding its ecosystem services at the study sites. Qualitative and quantitative approach based on primary and secondary data were used in this study. Data were collected by interviewed using questionaire and also production and sales records from sellers. Descriptive-qualitative and net fishing revenue (NFR) were used to analyze in this study. Results showed that there was a social and ecological linkage between seagrass and small scale fishers that could contribute to food security and livelihood at those sites. Accessibility of fishing ground on shores was one of the benefit for small scale fisheries. While ecological benefit of seagrass as a provisioning service was indicated by the daily small scale fishers’ revenue that was higher than The Minimum District Wage of Bintan District value which was IDR 93,000. Based on those social-ecological linkages, it is possible to use integrated coastal management with seagrass social-ecological approach in those sites.

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THE PROVISION ON SEAGRASS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES TO SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES ACTIVITY IN EASTERN COASTAL OF BINTAN ISLAND, RIAU ISLANDS

Coastal and Ocean Journal (COJ) ◽

10.29244/coj.2.1.29-40 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 29-40

Author(s):

M. Nur Arkham

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Fish Species ◽

Stable Condition ◽

Small Scale ◽

Fish Community Structure ◽

Small Scale Fisheries ◽

Seagrass Ecosystem ◽

Catchment Areas ◽

Study Sites ◽

Index Value

The seagrass ecosystem has the same role as other ecosystem in improving coastal community fishery business. The purpose of this study is to assess the provision of seagrass ecosystem services to small fishing activities in the study sites. The research was conducted in Malang Village Meeting and Berakit from September to November 2014. Spatial distribution of fish species resources and small fishing catchment areas at study sites were located near the coast in each study village. The activity of catching small fishermen by utilizing the existence of seagrass ecosystem is reflected from the resources of fish species that are obtained and marketed to meet their needs. Fish community structure associated with seagrass from small fisherman catch in Malang Village Meeting based on index value of diversity (H ') and uniformity (E) of 2.58 and 0.93 higher than that of Desa Berakit that is 1.77 and 0.65. This value indicates that the keaganagaman in Malang Village is Medium and the community is in stable condition. While in the village of Berakit shows low diversity and community in unstable conditions. While the value of dominance index (C) of each village is low with the value of each village of 0.09 and 0.31. Keywords: seagrass ecosystem services, small-scale fisheries, and Eastern Coastal of Bintan

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Women’s role and support for the closed fishing season in the small-scale fisheries (SSF) of Davao Gulf, Philippines

10.21203/rs.3.rs-638646/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Edison D Macusi ◽

Erna S. Macusi ◽

Charlen Mae Gaab ◽

Anna Barboza ◽

Larry N. Digal

Keyword(s):

Food Processing ◽

Elementary Level ◽

Small Scale ◽

Limited Participation ◽

Fishing Season ◽

Small Scale Fisheries ◽

Fishing Gears ◽

Women's Role ◽

Study Sites

Abstract Women’s role and support for the fisheries are barely acknowledged, they are stereotyped and marginalized and given limited participation in the fisheries. This study aims to describe the role of women and investigate their support for the closed fishing season in the small-scale fisheries (SSF) of Davao Gulf, Philippines. Survey data were collected in six study sites, only surveying women respondents involved in fishing and fishery-related activities. Interviews were conducted from November 2019 to July 2020 with respondents from Governor Generoso, Lupon, Davao City, Sta. Maria, Malita, and Don Marcelino (N = 255). The information collected was validated through seven focus groups with a total number of participants, N = 112. Results showed that women respondents who live near the shore, were poorly educated, attended elementary level (38%), do not own any parcel of land (91%), but have access to microfinance credit (64%). Women participated in the fisheries by gleaning for food and income. Some of their activities were performed to support their husbands, including preparing fishing gears (23%), food processing (6%), collecting and sorting fishery products (10%), marketing fish catches (25%), and gleaning (21%). Other results showed that women strongly support the closed fishing season which was significantly influenced by fisheries-related variables e.g. proportion of catch sold, and belonging to a family of fishers [B = 0.459 (S.E.=0.188), Wald = 5.928 df = 1, p = .015]. They support the policy for sustainability of their husband’s catches and their livelihood. Women also mentioned the need for financial seed capital for fishing gears, fishing operation and rented stalls for selling of fish.

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Analysis on the Choice of Livelihood Strategy for Peasant Households Renting out Farmland: Evidence from Western Poverty-Stricken Areas in China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11051424 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 1424 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jie Cai ◽

Ting Wang ◽

Xianli Xia ◽

Yazhi Chen ◽

Hongqiang Lv ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Natural Capital ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Livelihood Strategies ◽

Policy Support ◽

Sustainable Livelihood ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Livelihood Strategy ◽

The Impact

Investigating the choice of livelihood strategies has great significance for improving the living standards of peasant households who rent out farmland. This study evaluates the impact of renting-out land on households’ livelihood strategies in China’s western poverty-stricken areas. Data were obtained from cross sectional survey of 585 field survey data from peasant households who rent out land. The K-means clustering method was used to classify the livelihood strategies of the sample households. In view of sustainable livelihood framework, this paper used combination weighting model based on game theory to calculate the quo of households’ livelihood capital. The Multinomial Logistic Regression was used to explore the relationship between livelihood capitals and livelihood strategies. Results show that: livelihood strategy of households who rent out the land can be divided into “agricultural-led” livelihood strategy, “working-oriented” livelihood strategy and “part-time” livelihood strategy. Additionally, the results of Multinomial Logistic Regression show that the households with high human capital and financial capital tend to choose the “working-oriented” livelihood strategy and the households with high natural capital tend to choose the “agricultural-led” livelihood strategy. Therefore, in order to realize the sustainable livelihood of these households, different policy support should be proposed based on the heterogeneity of households in the process of land transfer.

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Size matters: fishing less and yielding more in smaller-scale fisheries

ICES Journal of Marine Science ◽

10.1093/icesjms/fsw016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 73 (6) ◽

pp. 1494-1502 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Ludmila de Melo Alves Damasio ◽

Priscila Fabiana Macedo Lopes ◽

Maria Grazia Pennino ◽

Adriana Rosa Carvalho ◽

Ussif Rashid Sumaila

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Use ◽

Ecological Factors ◽

Small Scale ◽

Ecological Data ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Small Scale Fisheries ◽

Technological Efficiency ◽

New Policies ◽

Social And Environmental Impacts

Abstract Several factors influence catches and the sustainability of fisheries, and such factors might be different depending on the scale on which fisheries work. We investigated the existence of possible subdivisions within small-scale fisheries (SSF) themselves, regarding their economic performance and relative social and environmental impacts to understand which categories of these two types of fleets are best positioned to support sustainability. By doing so, we investigated if it is a good strategy for SSF to aim to grow towards larger scales. We obtained economic and ecological data from landing samplings and information on technological efficiency of this fleet, using a northeastern Brazilian state as a case study. We defined a cut-off point to separate the SSF into two categories of boats, according to their size and gear. We compared their cpue and the factors affecting it within each category; we also compared economic (number of boats, number of landings, jobs, gears, catch, travel time and total time of the fishery, revenues, costs, profits, revenue per unit of effort, and profit per unit of effort) and ecological factors (vulnerability of species caught) between the two categories. We found that small boats spent less time fishing and employed comparatively more people per landed value and catch. The cpue and profits of small boats were also higher. Both large and small boats exploit species with the same overall vulnerability. Therefore, being smaller, even within the SSF category, seems to be a more advantageous social and economic strategy for guaranteeing higher catches and more employment opportunities per catch. These findings need to be taken into account when defining new policies, such as the distribution of subsidies that support or not the sustainable use of fishery resources.

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