SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGES IN NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FISHERIES: POLICY, PERSPECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY IN MIDCOAST MAINE
The Maine lobster industry is not only the most valuable local export, but also a part of the state’s culture and identity. Lobster fisheries in Maine are currently facing a number of struggles. These include environmental issues like climate change and warming water temperatures in the Gulf of Main...
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ftunivrhodeislan:oai:digitalcommons.uri.edu:theses-2975 2023-07-30T04:05:36+02:00 SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGES IN NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FISHERIES: POLICY, PERSPECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY IN MIDCOAST MAINE Nash, Melanie 2021-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/1996 https://doi.org/10.23860/thesis-nash-melanie-2021 https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/context/theses/article/2975/viewcontent/Nash_uri_0186M_12739.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@URI https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/1996 doi:10.23860/thesis-nash-melanie-2021 https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/context/theses/article/2975/viewcontent/Nash_uri_0186M_12739.pdf Open Access Master's Theses text 2021 ftunivrhodeislan https://doi.org/10.23860/thesis-nash-melanie-2021 2023-07-17T18:46:36Z The Maine lobster industry is not only the most valuable local export, but also a part of the state’s culture and identity. Lobster fisheries in Maine are currently facing a number of struggles. These include environmental issues like climate change and warming water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine. These changes are leading to the movement of the lobster population, which in turn is changing how the lobster industry functions. There are also policy changes being proposed right now that could have serious implications for the lobster fishery. Notably, these include new offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine and proposed regulations on fishing gear to protect North Atlantic right whales. Environmental change will continue to push fisheries into new ways of functioning. In the lobster fishery, many people have noticed these changes and have started to engage in adaptive processes. This research investigated how lobster fishers in Midcoast Maine perceive environmental change, and sought to identify the strategies they are adapting as a response to perceived and observed changes in the lobster fishery. This study employed ethnographic and anthropological methods to better understand the community adaptation implication of changes in the Maine lobster fishery. In order to understand how far-reaching the implications of environmental change will be on small communities like those of coastal Maine, researchers must be willing to not only study the natural environment, but also listen to local experts. Interviews were conducted via telephone and computer conference interviews with individuals with key connections to the lobster fishing industry, whether that be economically, socially, or academically. The goal of this work was to use a series of interviews to understand the social and cultural importance of lobster fishing to small communities in Midcoast Maine, and to understand how changes in that fishery are changing the community. With the local knowledge of these participants and a community focused ... Text North Atlantic University of Rhode Island: DigitalCommons@URI |
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The Maine lobster industry is not only the most valuable local export, but also a part of the state’s culture and identity. Lobster fisheries in Maine are currently facing a number of struggles. These include environmental issues like climate change and warming water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine. These changes are leading to the movement of the lobster population, which in turn is changing how the lobster industry functions. There are also policy changes being proposed right now that could have serious implications for the lobster fishery. Notably, these include new offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine and proposed regulations on fishing gear to protect North Atlantic right whales. Environmental change will continue to push fisheries into new ways of functioning. In the lobster fishery, many people have noticed these changes and have started to engage in adaptive processes. This research investigated how lobster fishers in Midcoast Maine perceive environmental change, and sought to identify the strategies they are adapting as a response to perceived and observed changes in the lobster fishery. This study employed ethnographic and anthropological methods to better understand the community adaptation implication of changes in the Maine lobster fishery. In order to understand how far-reaching the implications of environmental change will be on small communities like those of coastal Maine, researchers must be willing to not only study the natural environment, but also listen to local experts. Interviews were conducted via telephone and computer conference interviews with individuals with key connections to the lobster fishing industry, whether that be economically, socially, or academically. The goal of this work was to use a series of interviews to understand the social and cultural importance of lobster fishing to small communities in Midcoast Maine, and to understand how changes in that fishery are changing the community. With the local knowledge of these participants and a community focused ... |
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SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGES IN NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FISHERIES: POLICY, PERSPECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY IN MIDCOAST MAINE |
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SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGES IN NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FISHERIES: POLICY, PERSPECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY IN MIDCOAST MAINE |
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SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGES IN NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FISHERIES: POLICY, PERSPECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY IN MIDCOAST MAINE |
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SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGES IN NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FISHERIES: POLICY, PERSPECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY IN MIDCOAST MAINE |
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SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGES IN NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FISHERIES: POLICY, PERSPECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY IN MIDCOAST MAINE |
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socio-cultural changes in new england lobster fisheries: policy, perspective, and community in midcoast maine |
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