'Thinking like a fish': adaptive strategies for coping with vulnerability and variability emerging from a relational engagement with kob

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dc.contributor.authorDuggan, Gregory Len_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Lesleyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJarre, Astriden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-04T11:56:54Z
dc.date.available2015-11-04T11:56:54Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBased on ethnographic fieldwork amongst a group of commercial handline fishers in the town of Stilbaai in South Africa's southern Cape region, this paper presents a range of flexible, adaptive and evolving strategies through which fishers negotiate constantly shifting variability in weather patterns, fish stocks, fisheries policies, and economic conditions. These variabilities constitute a diverse set of vulnerabilities to which fishers must respond in order to sustain their livelihoods. In this context, the act of 'thinking like a fish' on the part of the fishers provides them with an effective means of adapting to variability and uncertainty. Findings of ethnographic research in 2010-11 suggest that a number of the fishers who participated in the research actively work towards achieving a balance between profit and sustainability. 'Thinking like a fish' is an embodied, interactive way of knowing that emerges from interactions between fishers and fish, offering an ethical and ecological outlook which is a valuable resource for fisheries and conservation management in the region. We suggest that the deeply embodied interactional component of 'thinking like a fish' results from a desire to understand the life world of fish and to think from their perspective in order to more effectively target them while sustaining the species and ecosystem.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDuggan, G. L., Green, L., & Jarre, A. (2014). 'Thinking like a fish': adaptive strategies for coping with vulnerability and variability emerging from a relational engagement with kob. <i>Maritime Studies</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14680en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDuggan, Gregory L, Lesley Green, and Astrid Jarre "'Thinking like a fish': adaptive strategies for coping with vulnerability and variability emerging from a relational engagement with kob." <i>Maritime Studies</i> (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14680en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDuggan, G. L., Green, L. J., & Jarre, A. (2014). ‘Thinking like a fish’: adaptive strategies for coping with vulnerability and variability emerging from a relational engagement with kob. Maritime Studies, 13(1), 1-21.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Duggan, Gregory L AU - Green, Lesley AU - Jarre, Astrid AB - Based on ethnographic fieldwork amongst a group of commercial handline fishers in the town of Stilbaai in South Africa's southern Cape region, this paper presents a range of flexible, adaptive and evolving strategies through which fishers negotiate constantly shifting variability in weather patterns, fish stocks, fisheries policies, and economic conditions. These variabilities constitute a diverse set of vulnerabilities to which fishers must respond in order to sustain their livelihoods. In this context, the act of 'thinking like a fish' on the part of the fishers provides them with an effective means of adapting to variability and uncertainty. Findings of ethnographic research in 2010-11 suggest that a number of the fishers who participated in the research actively work towards achieving a balance between profit and sustainability. 'Thinking like a fish' is an embodied, interactive way of knowing that emerges from interactions between fishers and fish, offering an ethical and ecological outlook which is a valuable resource for fisheries and conservation management in the region. We suggest that the deeply embodied interactional component of 'thinking like a fish' results from a desire to understand the life world of fish and to think from their perspective in order to more effectively target them while sustaining the species and ecosystem. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/2212-9790-13-4 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Maritime Studies LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - 'Thinking like a fish': adaptive strategies for coping with vulnerability and variability emerging from a relational engagement with kob TI - 'Thinking like a fish': adaptive strategies for coping with vulnerability and variability emerging from a relational engagement with kob UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14680 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14680
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2212-9790-13-4
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDuggan GL, Green L, Jarre A. 'Thinking like a fish': adaptive strategies for coping with vulnerability and variability emerging from a relational engagement with kob. Maritime Studies. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14680.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMarine Research (MA-RE) Instituteen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2014 Duggan et al.; licensee Springeren_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceMaritime Studiesen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.maritimestudiesjournal.com/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherEthnographyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAdaptive strategiesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPerspectiveen_ZA
dc.subject.otherVariabilityen_ZA
dc.subject.otherUmwelten_ZA
dc.subject.otherMimesisen_ZA
dc.title'Thinking like a fish': adaptive strategies for coping with vulnerability and variability emerging from a relational engagement with koben_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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