Marine litter: Institutionalization of attitudes and practices among Fishers in Northern Norway
Marine litter harms marine life, human wellbeing and the provision of clean seafood. In the Barents Sea, a high portion of this source of pollution derives from fisheries. However, there remains a knowledge gap between fishers' attitudes towards litter and their practices when it comes to marin...
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ftnorce:oai:norceresearch.brage.unit.no:11250/2686668 2023-05-15T15:38:59+02:00 Marine litter: Institutionalization of attitudes and practices among Fishers in Northern Norway Olsen, Julia Nogueira, Leticia Antunes Normann, Anne Katrine Meinich Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe 2020 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2686668 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104211 eng eng urn:issn:0308-597X https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2686668 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104211 cristin:1831267 CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ © 2020, Authors CC-BY Marine Policy Peer reviewed Journal article 2020 ftnorce https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104211 2023-03-08T23:47:18Z Marine litter harms marine life, human wellbeing and the provision of clean seafood. In the Barents Sea, a high portion of this source of pollution derives from fisheries. However, there remains a knowledge gap between fishers' attitudes towards litter and their practices when it comes to marine litter onboard their vessels and in harbors. By applying the conceptual lenses of social institutions, this study aims to explore the institutionalization of new practices among fishers to handle marine waste, as well as possible measures to reduce it. Empirical data derives from 21 qualitative interviews with fishers from Northern Norway. The data indicate that there has been a shift in fishers' attitude, partly because of media focus on this environmental issue and awareness campaigns from fishers’ organizations. However, increased sensitivity to the problem has not completely translated into effective practices to address it. The institutionalization of desirable values and practices is hindered by the lack of infrastructure, institutional support and appropriate practical arrangements in harbors. We conclude that increased awareness has limited impact (and can potentially be invalidated), if not accompanied by a system designed to support environmentally adequate choices. Progress on addressing the problem of marine litter depends on the institutionalization of environmental practices, and these are contingent upon an integrated approach between operations at sea and on land. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Barents Sea Northern Norway NORCE vitenarkiv (Norwegian Research Centre) Barents Sea Norway Marine Policy 121 104211 |
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Marine litter harms marine life, human wellbeing and the provision of clean seafood. In the Barents Sea, a high portion of this source of pollution derives from fisheries. However, there remains a knowledge gap between fishers' attitudes towards litter and their practices when it comes to marine litter onboard their vessels and in harbors. By applying the conceptual lenses of social institutions, this study aims to explore the institutionalization of new practices among fishers to handle marine waste, as well as possible measures to reduce it. Empirical data derives from 21 qualitative interviews with fishers from Northern Norway. The data indicate that there has been a shift in fishers' attitude, partly because of media focus on this environmental issue and awareness campaigns from fishers’ organizations. However, increased sensitivity to the problem has not completely translated into effective practices to address it. The institutionalization of desirable values and practices is hindered by the lack of infrastructure, institutional support and appropriate practical arrangements in harbors. We conclude that increased awareness has limited impact (and can potentially be invalidated), if not accompanied by a system designed to support environmentally adequate choices. Progress on addressing the problem of marine litter depends on the institutionalization of environmental practices, and these are contingent upon an integrated approach between operations at sea and on land. publishedVersion |
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Olsen, Julia Nogueira, Leticia Antunes Normann, Anne Katrine Meinich Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe |
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Olsen, Julia Nogueira, Leticia Antunes Normann, Anne Katrine Meinich Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe Marine litter: Institutionalization of attitudes and practices among Fishers in Northern Norway |
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Olsen, Julia Nogueira, Leticia Antunes Normann, Anne Katrine Meinich Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe |
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Marine litter: Institutionalization of attitudes and practices among Fishers in Northern Norway |
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Marine litter: Institutionalization of attitudes and practices among Fishers in Northern Norway |
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Marine litter: Institutionalization of attitudes and practices among Fishers in Northern Norway |
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Marine litter: Institutionalization of attitudes and practices among Fishers in Northern Norway |
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Marine litter: Institutionalization of attitudes and practices among Fishers in Northern Norway |
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marine litter: institutionalization of attitudes and practices among fishers in northern norway |
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