A Synthesis of Laaquda <semantics> x ^ </semantics> (Northern Fur Seal) Community Surveys and Commercial Fishery Data in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem, Alaska
Indigenous communities on the Pribilof Islands have longstanding cultural and economic ties to their marine ecosystem and, in particular, to laaqudan (in Unangam Tunuu) or northern fur seals (NFS; Callorhinus ursinus ). Indigenous and Local Knowledge holders from the Pribilof Islands have long expre...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:eb6880717c63499ea5e02526b1ae790b 2024-01-07T09:47:09+01:00 A Synthesis of Laaquda <semantics> x ^ </semantics> (Northern Fur Seal) Community Surveys and Commercial Fishery Data in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem, Alaska Lauren Divine Megan J. Peterson Williams Jeremy Davies Michael LeVine Bruce Robson 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10040467 https://doaj.org/article/eb6880717c63499ea5e02526b1ae790b EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/4/467 https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1312 doi:10.3390/jmse10040467 2077-1312 https://doaj.org/article/eb6880717c63499ea5e02526b1ae790b Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol 10, Iss 4, p 467 (2022) knowledge systems Indigenous Knowledge Local Knowledge northern fur seals Pribilof Islands pollock commercial fishery Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering VM1-989 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10040467 2023-12-10T01:45:13Z Indigenous communities on the Pribilof Islands have longstanding cultural and economic ties to their marine ecosystem and, in particular, to laaqudan (in Unangam Tunuu) or northern fur seals (NFS; Callorhinus ursinus ). Indigenous and Local Knowledge holders from the Pribilof Islands have long expressed concerns about declines in NFS abundance, and research increasingly suggests that nutritional limitation is a key factor in the decline. Using a co-production of knowledge approach, we explore perceptions of NFS ecology and commercial fishery interactions in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem (PRIME). We synthesize results from community surveys and analyses of commercial pollock ( Gadus chalcogrammus ) fishery catch data from 2004–2018 relative to documented NFS foraging areas. Community survey results highlighted ecosystem changes and nutritional limitation as primary drivers of recent declines in Pribilof Islands NFS. Consistent with these results, pollock catch data indicate there are concentrated areas of pollock harvest over time near the Pribilof Islands where female NFS forage. These results reinforce the value of considering Indigenous and Local Knowledge and western science together to better understand ecosystem interactions. Our findings also support the consideration of Indigenous and Local Knowledge-based approaches in combination with spatiotemporal management to mitigate NFS nutritional limitation and Pribilof Islands NFS declines. Article in Journal/Newspaper Unangam-Tunuu Alaska Callorhinus ursinus Northern fur seal Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10 4 467 |
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Indigenous communities on the Pribilof Islands have longstanding cultural and economic ties to their marine ecosystem and, in particular, to laaqudan (in Unangam Tunuu) or northern fur seals (NFS; Callorhinus ursinus ). Indigenous and Local Knowledge holders from the Pribilof Islands have long expressed concerns about declines in NFS abundance, and research increasingly suggests that nutritional limitation is a key factor in the decline. Using a co-production of knowledge approach, we explore perceptions of NFS ecology and commercial fishery interactions in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem (PRIME). We synthesize results from community surveys and analyses of commercial pollock ( Gadus chalcogrammus ) fishery catch data from 2004–2018 relative to documented NFS foraging areas. Community survey results highlighted ecosystem changes and nutritional limitation as primary drivers of recent declines in Pribilof Islands NFS. Consistent with these results, pollock catch data indicate there are concentrated areas of pollock harvest over time near the Pribilof Islands where female NFS forage. These results reinforce the value of considering Indigenous and Local Knowledge and western science together to better understand ecosystem interactions. Our findings also support the consideration of Indigenous and Local Knowledge-based approaches in combination with spatiotemporal management to mitigate NFS nutritional limitation and Pribilof Islands NFS declines. |
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Lauren Divine Megan J. Peterson Williams Jeremy Davies Michael LeVine Bruce Robson |
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A Synthesis of Laaquda <semantics> x ^ </semantics> (Northern Fur Seal) Community Surveys and Commercial Fishery Data in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem, Alaska |
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A Synthesis of Laaquda <semantics> x ^ </semantics> (Northern Fur Seal) Community Surveys and Commercial Fishery Data in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem, Alaska |
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A Synthesis of Laaquda <semantics> x ^ </semantics> (Northern Fur Seal) Community Surveys and Commercial Fishery Data in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem, Alaska |
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A Synthesis of Laaquda <semantics> x ^ </semantics> (Northern Fur Seal) Community Surveys and Commercial Fishery Data in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem, Alaska |
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A Synthesis of Laaquda <semantics> x ^ </semantics> (Northern Fur Seal) Community Surveys and Commercial Fishery Data in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem, Alaska |
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synthesis of laaquda <semantics> x ^ </semantics> (northern fur seal) community surveys and commercial fishery data in the pribilof islands marine ecosystem, alaska |
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