Understanding our attitude towards fisheries in the Southern Ocean

• Main Author: McKay, David
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury 1999
• Subjects: Gough; Gunn; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/14069

Because the global community is comprised of many very different cultures and sub-cultures, each with distinctive values systems, based upon diverse philosophies and worldviews, there is a huge scope for disparity of opinion as to humanity's role, rights and responsibilities with regard to marine interactions with the Southem Oceans. Within any particular group Of people, a huge scope of opinion is likely to exist on any one issue, each opinion being based upon philosophies, values and beliefs which reflect a particular individual's background (Dunlap & Van Liere, 1978; Handel, 1982). Such contextualisations may be referred to as World views' or 'frames Of reference' (Dunlap & Van were, 1978; Handel, 1982). Individual frames of reference may mean that two individuals perceive exactly the same message in entirely different ways (Dunlap & Van Liere, 1978; Handel, 1982), People may believe that they are communicating while 'talking past each Other' (Gough, 1990; Gough, 1993; Gunn, 1986; Handel, 1982). For example, in a hypothetical scenario, access to the 'last three kakapo' may be perceived by a black-market bird-smuggler and bird collectors as a valuable 'opportunity', with potential benefits out-weighing risks (Morgan-Williams, 1993; Slovic, 1987). people concerned with the preservation of species and maintenance of the genetic pool would very likely consider such accessibility to be an unacceptable 'threat'. Because the global community is comprised of many very different cultures and sub-cultures, each with distinctive values systems, based upon diverse philosophies and worldviews, there is a huge scope for disparity of opinion as to humanity's role, rights and responsibilities with regard to marine interactions with the Southem Oceans. Within any particular group Of people, a huge scope of opinion is likely to exist on any one issue, each opinion being based upon philosophies, values and beliefs which reflect a particular individual's background (Dunlap & Van Liere, 1978; Handel, 1982). Such ...