The safety of bycatch: South Korean responses to the moratorium on commercial whaling
When the global moratorium on commercial whaling was implemented in 1986, Korea prohibited whaling; however, there was no effort to build the capacity of social institutions to guide local residents to cooperate with the policy. Utilizing a social ecology approach, this research examines the practic...
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ftuisanist:oai:scholarworks.unist.ac.kr:201301/9739 2023-05-15T15:36:08+02:00 The safety of bycatch: South Korean responses to the moratorium on commercial whaling Tatar, Bradley 2014-12 https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/9739 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221268211400016X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imic.2014.08.002 ENG eng Institution for Marine and Island Cultures JOURNAL OF MARINE AND ISLAND CULTURES, v.3, no.2, pp.89 - 97 2212-6821 https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/9739 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221268211400016X 1279 19414 2-s2.0-84952992968 doi:10.1016/j.imic.2014.08.002 Social conflict Wildlife conservation Minke whale [Balaenoptera acutorostrata] Whale meat Cultural models ARTICLE ART 2014 ftuisanist https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imic.2014.08.002 2022-05-15T05:22:58Z When the global moratorium on commercial whaling was implemented in 1986, Korea prohibited whaling; however, there was no effort to build the capacity of social institutions to guide local residents to cooperate with the policy. Utilizing a social ecology approach, this research examines the practice of eating whale meat in Ulsan, South Korea, to illustrate the importance of culture for attaining the social acceptance of wildlife conservation policy. The cultural models which influence the consumption of whale meat are here classified as representing four distinct responses to the moratorium: opposition, resistance, evasion and support. The two most important changes are the public utilization of whale meat as a symbol of an endangered culture, and the reliance on meat procured legally from accidental entanglements of whales in fishing nets (cetacean bycatch). These cultural changes have a social function, which is to impart legitimacy and acceptance to the continued consumption of whale meat, from illegal as well as legal sources. Given the cultural acceptance of whale meat, I argue that it will not be possible to eradicate the illegal market through enforcement alone. Instead, the solution is to persuade local consumers of whale meat to cooperate with the moratorium. open Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera acutorostrata minke whale ScholarWorks@UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) Journal of Marine and Island Cultures 3 2 89 97 |
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When the global moratorium on commercial whaling was implemented in 1986, Korea prohibited whaling; however, there was no effort to build the capacity of social institutions to guide local residents to cooperate with the policy. Utilizing a social ecology approach, this research examines the practice of eating whale meat in Ulsan, South Korea, to illustrate the importance of culture for attaining the social acceptance of wildlife conservation policy. The cultural models which influence the consumption of whale meat are here classified as representing four distinct responses to the moratorium: opposition, resistance, evasion and support. The two most important changes are the public utilization of whale meat as a symbol of an endangered culture, and the reliance on meat procured legally from accidental entanglements of whales in fishing nets (cetacean bycatch). These cultural changes have a social function, which is to impart legitimacy and acceptance to the continued consumption of whale meat, from illegal as well as legal sources. Given the cultural acceptance of whale meat, I argue that it will not be possible to eradicate the illegal market through enforcement alone. Instead, the solution is to persuade local consumers of whale meat to cooperate with the moratorium. open |
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The safety of bycatch: South Korean responses to the moratorium on commercial whaling |
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