Coastal livelihoods in Northern Norway. Sustainable development of small-scale fishers and Sámi

• Main Author: Miller, Peter Michael
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2017
• Subjects: Indigenous Studies; Sustainable Development; Coastal Sámi; Small-scale Fishers; Livelihoods; Northern Norway; VDP::Humaniora: 000::Kulturvitenskap: 060::Nordisk kulturvitenskap: 061; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosialantropologi: 250; VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Ressursbiologi: 921; VDP::Humanities: 000::Cultural science: 060::Nordic cultural science: 061; VDP::Social science: 200::Social anthropology: 250; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921; SVF-3904; Norway; Pedersen; Sámi; Spildra; Troms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/11288

The sustainable development of small-scale fisher livelihood is important for the well-being and food security of millions of people around the world. However, factors that contribute to the sustainable development of this livelihood are under-developed in research (The World Bank, 2008; United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 2007). Within this knowledge gap, this applied research project explores factors that contribute to the sustainable development of small-scale fisher livelihoods in northern Norway, a region where the indigenous way of life for coastal Sámi dates back centuries (Pedersen, 2012). In doing so, it includes a case study conducted on the island of Spildra in Troms County, in which contemporary livelihood is examined and factors identified as challenging are investigated using a sustainable livelihood approach to research. Subsequently, based on research informant’s goals and aspirations, suggestions are prescribed that potentially provide the opportunity to help reach goals of sustainable development, including community-based collaborative management of natural marine resources (co-management) and asserting a human rights-based approach to problem-solving.