From good to eat to good to watch: whale watching, adaptation and change in Icelandic fishing communities
Arctic and North Atlantic fishing communities may seem unlikely candidates for a viable whale-watching industry, because of the prevalent traditional consumptive attitudes towards marine mammals and their uses. The topic of this paper is the introduction of an internationally growing industry of wha...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2968 2023-05-15T14:24:42+02:00 From good to eat to good to watch: whale watching, adaptation and change in Icelandic fishing communities Einarsson, Níels 2009-04-01 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2968 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v28i1.6098 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2968/6595 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2968 doi:10.3402/polar.v28i1.6098 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 28 No. 1 (2009): Special issue: Climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability in the Arctic; 129-138 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2009 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v28i1.6098 2021-11-11T19:13:37Z Arctic and North Atlantic fishing communities may seem unlikely candidates for a viable whale-watching industry, because of the prevalent traditional consumptive attitudes towards marine mammals and their uses. The topic of this paper is the introduction of an internationally growing industry of whale watching in a fishing village in north-east Iceland, and how local inhabitants reconcile opposing views on whales, whaling and the new cetacean tourism. The paper also discusses the conflict between fishermen and marine mammals, and how it is managed in an area where fishing is still a mainstay of the economy, and where marine mammals are seen by many as competitors for scarce resources, and even as pests. This anthropological case study is used to address wider issues of adaptation, community viability and resilience in small resource-dependent coastal settlements, coping with rapid social and ecological change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Iceland North Atlantic Polar Research Polar Research (E-Journal) Arctic Polar Research 28 1 |
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Arctic and North Atlantic fishing communities may seem unlikely candidates for a viable whale-watching industry, because of the prevalent traditional consumptive attitudes towards marine mammals and their uses. The topic of this paper is the introduction of an internationally growing industry of whale watching in a fishing village in north-east Iceland, and how local inhabitants reconcile opposing views on whales, whaling and the new cetacean tourism. The paper also discusses the conflict between fishermen and marine mammals, and how it is managed in an area where fishing is still a mainstay of the economy, and where marine mammals are seen by many as competitors for scarce resources, and even as pests. This anthropological case study is used to address wider issues of adaptation, community viability and resilience in small resource-dependent coastal settlements, coping with rapid social and ecological change. |
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From good to eat to good to watch: whale watching, adaptation and change in Icelandic fishing communities |
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From good to eat to good to watch: whale watching, adaptation and change in Icelandic fishing communities |
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Polar Research; Vol. 28 No. 1 (2009): Special issue: Climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability in the Arctic; 129-138 1751-8369 |
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