Commercial Salmon Fishing Livelihoods and Environmental Changes in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska
Current and anticipated effects from climate change in coastal regions of the Gulf of Alaska include melting glaciers, warming ocean and riverine temperatures, and a greater proportion of annual precipitation falling as rain. These changes in the physical environment may affect abundance, distributi...
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ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/14658 2023-11-05T03:42:08+01:00 Commercial Salmon Fishing Livelihoods and Environmental Changes in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska Technical Report for EPSCoR Fire and Ice: Coastal Margins Berman, Matthew Grosskreutz, Karen L. Kimball, Emma M. Schmidt, Jennifer I. 2023-05 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/14658 en_US eng Institute of Social and Economic Reserach http://hdl.handle.net/11122/14658 Climate Change Alaska Salmon Commercial Fishing Southeast Technical Report 2023 ftunivalaska 2023-10-12T18:03:18Z Current and anticipated effects from climate change in coastal regions of the Gulf of Alaska include melting glaciers, warming ocean and riverine temperatures, and a greater proportion of annual precipitation falling as rain. These changes in the physical environment may affect abundance, distribution, health, and size of salmon, which will directly and indirectly impact salmon fishing livelihoods. Fishers’ adaptations documented in prior research included increases or decreases in fishing effort, diversification of fishing portfolios, changes in species, gear, and harvest location, and exit from the fishery. We conducted semi-structured interviews with fishery participants and institutional representatives involved with commercial salmon fisheries in the Kachemak Bay and Lynn Canal regions in the Gulf of Alaska to learn about observations and adaptations related to environmental changes, management changes, and co-occurring pressures. Interviews were transcribed and inductively coded for themes using Atlas.ti software using grounded theory methodology. Results will address a research gap about the local knowledge and adaptive strategies of commercial salmon fishermen to multiple stressors in both south central and southeast Alaska, as well as the role of local and regional institutions in supporting the resilience of those fisheries. NSF EPSCoR Fire and Ice #OIA-1757348 Yes Report glaciers Kachemak Alaska University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA |
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Current and anticipated effects from climate change in coastal regions of the Gulf of Alaska include melting glaciers, warming ocean and riverine temperatures, and a greater proportion of annual precipitation falling as rain. These changes in the physical environment may affect abundance, distribution, health, and size of salmon, which will directly and indirectly impact salmon fishing livelihoods. Fishers’ adaptations documented in prior research included increases or decreases in fishing effort, diversification of fishing portfolios, changes in species, gear, and harvest location, and exit from the fishery. We conducted semi-structured interviews with fishery participants and institutional representatives involved with commercial salmon fisheries in the Kachemak Bay and Lynn Canal regions in the Gulf of Alaska to learn about observations and adaptations related to environmental changes, management changes, and co-occurring pressures. Interviews were transcribed and inductively coded for themes using Atlas.ti software using grounded theory methodology. Results will address a research gap about the local knowledge and adaptive strategies of commercial salmon fishermen to multiple stressors in both south central and southeast Alaska, as well as the role of local and regional institutions in supporting the resilience of those fisheries. NSF EPSCoR Fire and Ice #OIA-1757348 Yes |
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Commercial Salmon Fishing Livelihoods and Environmental Changes in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska |
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Commercial Salmon Fishing Livelihoods and Environmental Changes in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska |
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Commercial Salmon Fishing Livelihoods and Environmental Changes in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska |
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Commercial Salmon Fishing Livelihoods and Environmental Changes in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska |
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Commercial Salmon Fishing Livelihoods and Environmental Changes in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska |
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commercial salmon fishing livelihoods and environmental changes in southcentral and southeast alaska |
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