A case study from the southern Cape linefishery 2: Considering one’s options when the fish leave

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dc.contributor.authorGammage, Louise C
dc.contributor.authorMather, Charles
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T07:16:15Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T07:16:15Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractFishers in the small-scale, commercial linefishery in the southern Cape, South Africa, are exposed to variability and change in the marine social-ecological system of which they are a part. Faced with multi-scalar changes within this complex system, fishers employ a wide range of strategies in reaction to change. As part of a broader study of stressors that bring about change in these systems, this contribution examines the fishers’ responses to these changes and is based on a participant-led, semi-structured interview process of skippers/boat owners, crew, processors and spouses/partners, in six communities in the southern Cape region, and has been supplemented with appropriate secondary data. The results are discussed using a resilience framework. The data were initially considered thematically by stressor, but results identified that a place-based analysis was equally important. Three major groupings were identified: (1) fishers who adapt and show clear business-orientation, (2) fishers who cope, and (3) fishers who react and are thus caught in a poverty trap. In addition to place-specific history, local feedback loops and indirect effects need to be better accounted for to understand these responses to change at various scales. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the basis of scenario planning in the region.
dc.identifier.apacitationGammage, L. C., & Mather, C. (2017). A case study from the southern Cape linefishery 2: Considering one’s options when the fish leave. <i>South African Journal of Science</i>, 113(43226), 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34802en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGammage, Louise C, and Charles Mather "A case study from the southern Cape linefishery 2: Considering one’s options when the fish leave." <i>South African Journal of Science</i> 113, 43226. (2017): 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34802en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGammage, L.C. & Mather, C. 2017. A case study from the southern Cape linefishery 2: Considering one’s options when the fish leave. <i>South African Journal of Science.</i> 113(43226):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34802en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Gammage, Louise C AU - Mather, Charles AB - Fishers in the small-scale, commercial linefishery in the southern Cape, South Africa, are exposed to variability and change in the marine social-ecological system of which they are a part. Faced with multi-scalar changes within this complex system, fishers employ a wide range of strategies in reaction to change. As part of a broader study of stressors that bring about change in these systems, this contribution examines the fishers’ responses to these changes and is based on a participant-led, semi-structured interview process of skippers/boat owners, crew, processors and spouses/partners, in six communities in the southern Cape region, and has been supplemented with appropriate secondary data. The results are discussed using a resilience framework. The data were initially considered thematically by stressor, but results identified that a place-based analysis was equally important. Three major groupings were identified: (1) fishers who adapt and show clear business-orientation, (2) fishers who cope, and (3) fishers who react and are thus caught in a poverty trap. In addition to place-specific history, local feedback loops and indirect effects need to be better accounted for to understand these responses to change at various scales. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the basis of scenario planning in the region. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 43226 J1 - South African Journal of Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2017 SM - 0038-2353 SM - 1996-7489 T1 - A case study from the southern Cape linefishery 2: Considering one’s options when the fish leave TI - A case study from the southern Cape linefishery 2: Considering one’s options when the fish leave UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34802 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34802
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGammage LC, Mather C. A case study from the southern Cape linefishery 2: Considering one’s options when the fish leave. South African Journal of Science. 2017;113(43226):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34802.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciences
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Science
dc.source.journalissue43226
dc.source.journalvolume113
dc.source.pagination174 - 177
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2017/20160254
dc.subject.otherresilience
dc.subject.otheradaptation
dc.subject.othercoping
dc.subject.othersmall-scale fishery
dc.subject.othersouthern Benguela
dc.titleA case study from the southern Cape linefishery 2: Considering one’s options when the fish leave
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceJournal Article
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