Legal pluralism in norwegian inshore fisheries: differing perceptions of fishing rights in Sami Finnmark
Abstract This paper explores the opinions of people subsisting on inshore resources toward fishing rights. The empirical setting is a series of public hearings organized by a government-appointed committee charged with investigating inshore fishing rights in northern Norway. The investigation origin...
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:2212-9790-12-9 2023-05-15T16:13:39+02:00 Legal pluralism in norwegian inshore fisheries: differing perceptions of fishing rights in Sami Finnmark Søreng, Siri U 2013-09-27 http://www.maritimestudiesjournal.com/content/12/1/9 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.maritimestudiesjournal.com/content/12/1/9 Copyright 2013 Søreng; licensee Springer. Research 2013 ftbiomed 2013-09-29T00:18:34Z Abstract This paper explores the opinions of people subsisting on inshore resources toward fishing rights. The empirical setting is a series of public hearings organized by a government-appointed committee charged with investigating inshore fishing rights in northern Norway. The investigation originated in the Sami struggle to secure rights also to marine waters. The hearings provided local inhabitants - included those of non-Sami origin - with an opportunity to voice their concerns. The paper thus provides insights into the perceptions of people living in ethnically mixed areas of fishing rights and the challenges arising from implementing indigenous rights. The author concludes that governance needs to include stakeholders' different perspectives' on fishing rights. The fisheries management could benefit from having a legal pluralist approach which makes it sensitive to local fisheries technical and cultural differences. Other/Unknown Material Finnmark Northern Norway sami sami Finnmark BioMed Central Norway |
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Abstract This paper explores the opinions of people subsisting on inshore resources toward fishing rights. The empirical setting is a series of public hearings organized by a government-appointed committee charged with investigating inshore fishing rights in northern Norway. The investigation originated in the Sami struggle to secure rights also to marine waters. The hearings provided local inhabitants - included those of non-Sami origin - with an opportunity to voice their concerns. The paper thus provides insights into the perceptions of people living in ethnically mixed areas of fishing rights and the challenges arising from implementing indigenous rights. The author concludes that governance needs to include stakeholders' different perspectives' on fishing rights. The fisheries management could benefit from having a legal pluralist approach which makes it sensitive to local fisheries technical and cultural differences. |
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Søreng, Siri U Legal pluralism in norwegian inshore fisheries: differing perceptions of fishing rights in Sami Finnmark |
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Legal pluralism in norwegian inshore fisheries: differing perceptions of fishing rights in Sami Finnmark |
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Legal pluralism in norwegian inshore fisheries: differing perceptions of fishing rights in Sami Finnmark |
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Legal pluralism in norwegian inshore fisheries: differing perceptions of fishing rights in Sami Finnmark |
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Legal pluralism in norwegian inshore fisheries: differing perceptions of fishing rights in Sami Finnmark |
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Legal pluralism in norwegian inshore fisheries: differing perceptions of fishing rights in Sami Finnmark |
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legal pluralism in norwegian inshore fisheries: differing perceptions of fishing rights in sami finnmark |
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