Braving Troubled Waters: Sea Change in a Dutch Fishing Community (Mare Publication Series)

This ethnographic study considers the engagement of Dutch fishermen with the limited resources of the marine world, as well as the capricious markets and political interventions that govern the fishing industry from the early eighteenth-century to the present day. More specifically, it focuses on the owner-operators, deckhands, fishermen’s wives, and others involved in the fisheries of Texel, an island at the northwestern end of the Netherlands. Elucidating how the fishermen have navigated treacherous waters, in both a real and metaphorical sense, for many decades, Braving Troubled Waters offers a portrait of a community at the interface of local, national, and supranational processes.About the AuthorRob van Ginkel is senior lecturer in cultural anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. [C:\Users\Microsoft\Documents\Calibre Library] This Collection Of Essays Is About Tourism And Social, Political, And Economic Relations In Coastal Locations In Various Paris Of The World. The Starling Point Of Each Chapter Is The Ethnographic Study Of One Particular Place. However, The Authors Are Also Concerned With Wider Regional, National, And Global Forces Which Shape And Influence The Local Economies And Societies Under Review. Although Most Of The Essays Focus On The European Coastline, The Book Is Intended To Have Implications For Other Geographical Areas.--book Jacket. Introduction / Tom Selwyn And Jeremy Boissevain -- Privatsing The Mediterranean Coastline / Tom Selwyn -- Littoral Fisherman, Aquaculture, And Tourism In The Canary Islands: Attitudes And Economic Strategies / José J. Pascual -- Between The Sea And The Land: Exploring The Social Organisation Of Tourism Development In A Gran Canaria Fishing Village / Raoul V. Bianchi And Agustín Santana Talavera -- Tourism, Kinship, And Social Change In Sennen Cove, Cornwall / Michael John Ireland -- Evaluating Contrasting Approaches To Marine Ecotourism: 'dive Tourism' And 'research Tourism' In The Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia / Julian Clifton -- Fishermen And The Creation Of Marine Parks: Northern Sporades (greece), Northern Cap De Creus (catalonia) And The Iroise Sea (france) / Katia Frangoudes And Frédérique Alban -- An Assessment Of The Potential Interest Of Fishermen To Engage In Boat-chartering In The Context Of A Marine Park: The Case Of The Iroise Sea, Western Brittany, France / Frédérique Alban And Jean Boncoeur -- Marine And Coastal Issues In Local Environmental Conflict: Greece, Spain And Portugal / Maria Kousis -- Hotels, Tuna Pens, And Civil Society: Contesting The Foreshore In Malta / Jeremy Boissevain -- All Pervading Island Tourism: The Case Of Texel, The Netherlands / René Van Der Duim And Jaap Lendkeek -- Izola's Fishermen Between Yacht Clubs, Beaches, And State Borders: Connections Between Fishing And Tourism / Natas̆a Rogelja. Edited By Jeremy Boissevain And Tom Selwyn. This Collection Of Essays Has Emerged From Some Of The Presentations Made During The Workshop On Aquatourism And Multiple-use Conflicts Held During The People And The Sea Conference Marking The Inauguration Of The Centre For Maritime Research (mare), In Amsterdam, September 2001. Centre For Maritime Research. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This collection of essays is about tourism and social, political, and economic relations in coastal locations in various parts of the world. The starting point of each chapter is the ethnographic study of one particular place. However, the authors are also concerned with wider regional, national, and global forces which shape and influence the local economies and societies under review. Although most of the essays focus on the European coastline, the book is intended to have implications for other geographical areas. In most parts of the world, coastal settlements and contexts are changing rapidly and markedly. These contexts are routinely characterised by conflict between different interest groups contesting the ownership and control of the foreshore and its resources. One of the threads running through the volume is that coastal regions are often sites of fishing and related 'traditional' activities. The chapters discuss the relationships between traditional stakeholders, such as fishermen and local residents, and new stakeholders including new residents, second-home owners, tourists and tourism property developers, and fish farm managers as they vie for status, influence, and ultimately for space on the foreshore. The underlying preoccupation of the volume as a whole is the extent of penetration and transformation resulting from the onward march of capitalism and the market system in the coastal locations studied. This is the second publication in the "http://www.aup.nl/mare">MARE Publication Series The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is the central scientific network within the massive set of bureaucracies that is responsible for Europe's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). While spending the past 25 years failing to sustain Europe's fish stocks, this management system also became adept at making the lives of its scientists miserable. Now it is being confronted by the complex challenge of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management. If this combination of a multi-national bureaucracy, hard politics, and scientific uncertainty has made it impossible to maintain many individual fish stocks, how are decisions going to be made that consider everything from sea birds to climate change? The old political saw that "if you can't solve a problem, make it bigger" has never been put to a test like this! Yet ICES has begun to rise in an impressive way to the scientific challenge of providing advice for an ecosystem approach within the world's most cumbersome fisheries management system. This book lays out the results of extensive sociological research on ICES and the decision making systems into which it feeds. ICES is finding ways to provide effective advice in the many situations where scientific advice is needed but a clear, simple answer is out of reach. In spite of the difficulties, scientists are beginning to help the various parties concerned with management to deal with facts about nature in ways that are more useful and transparent Reflections on transdisciplinarity, integrated coastal development, and governance / Leontine E. Visser Biodiversity and the natural resource management of coral reefs in southeast Asia / Bert W. Hoeksema A concerted approach towards managing living resources in a marine protected area / Jean Worms, Mathieu Ducrocq, and Abdelkader Ould Mohammed Saleck 'Making do' : integrating ecological and societal considerations for marine conservation in a situation of indigenous resource tenure / Flip van Helden Basic principles underlying research projects on the links between the ecology and the uses of coral reef fishes in the Pacific / Michel Kulbicki, Pierre Labrosse, and Joceline Ferraris The marine implementation of the EC birds and habitats directives : the cases of shipping and oil exploration compared / Daniel Owen Stakeholder conflicts and solutions across political scales : the Ibiraquera Lagoon, Brazil / Cristiana S. Seixas and Fikret Berkes 'The rich eat fish and the poor eat pork' : the decline of the livelihoods of handpickers of aquatic organisms in north Vietnam / Arie Pieter van Duijn. Abstract: This collection of essays is about tourism and social, political, and economic relations in coastal locations in various parts of the world. The starting point of each chapter is the ethnographic study of one particular place. However, the authors are also concerned with wider regional, national, and global forces which shape and influence the local economies and societies under review. Although most of the essays focus on the European coastline, the book is intended to have implications for other geographical areas. In most parts of the world, coastal settlements and contexts are changing rapidly and markedly. These contexts are routinely characterised by conflict between different interest groups contesting the ownership and control of the foreshore and its resources. One of the threads running through the volume is that coastal regions are often sites of fishing and related 'traditional' activities. The chapters discuss the relationships between traditional stakeholders, such as Dwindling fish stocks, changing markets and often ill-advised government intervention have affected the lives of Dutch fishermen for decades. The author of this study has spent years among the fishermen of the Dutch island of Texel, and this book records the changes in their working lives, tracking the influence of national and international factors on the social and cultural structures of the community. Onvoorspelbare visvoorraden in zee, de wispelturige markt en de al even grillige staatsinterventies in de visserij zijn dagelijkse kost voor vissers. Rob van Ginkel onderzoekt in Braving Troubled Waters de wijze waarop Nederlandse zeevissers vanaf het begin van de achttiende eeuw tot het heden zijn omgegaan met deze factoren. Hiervoor richt hij zich op het visserijbedrijf op het eiland Texel. Hij laat zien hoe nationale en internationale processen van invloed zijn op de sociaal-culturele structuur van Texel

coastal Zones Are Places Where Environments, Cultures, And Economies All Collide And Interact, And challenging Coasts Examines The Important Issues Involved In Managing Coastal Zones. Contributors To The Volume Argue That Coastal Zones Pose A Developmental Rather Than A Management Challenge And Require A Multidisciplinary Response From The Social And Natural Sciences. Thus Papers Collected Here Examine International Case Studies And Address A Variety Of Issues Such As Biodiversity Protection And The Legal Concerns Of Habitat Protection. challenging Coasts Is An Important And Invaluable Resource For Marine Scientists And Those Interested In Coastal Zone Development.

Abstract: Following its launch at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) became a key tool for national governments and international organisations alike. This volume argues that transdisciplinarity is a necessary corollary of ICZM yet that work to date has insufficiently crossed disciplinary boundaries. Professor Visser has sought to fill that gap by bringing together a range of authors of wide geographical and disciplinary backgrounds who have consciously tried to challenge disciplinary limitations in their contributions to ICZM in theory and practice

one Billion People Around The World Rely Upon Fish As Their Primary—and In Many Cases, Their Only—source Of Protein. At The Same Time, Increasing Demand From Wealthier Populations In The U.s. And Europe Encourages Dangerous Overfishing Practices Along Coastal Waters. Fish For Life addresses The Problem Of Overfishing At Local, National, And Global Levels As Part Of A Comprehensive Governance Approach—one That Acknowledges The Critical Intersection Of Food Security, Environmental Protection, And International Law In Fishing Practices Throughout The World.

Abstract: One billion people around the world rely upon fish as their primary-and in many cases, their only-source of protein. At the same time, increasing demand from wealthier populations in the U.S. and Europe encourages dangerous overfishing practices along coastal waters. Fish for Life addresses the problem of overfishing at local, national, and global levels as part of a comprehensive governance approach-one that acknowledges the critical intersection of food security, environmental protection, and international law in fishing practices throughout the world Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Chapter 1: The Golden Knoll: People, Place and History......Page 36 Chapter 2: Trimming the Sails to the Wind......Page 56 Chapter 3: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea......Page 106 Chapter 4: Booming Business: The Rise of Beam Trawling......Page 148 Chapter 5: Catch Kings and Quota Busters......Page 188 Chapter 6: Commissioned Cooperation: Plentiful and Lean Years......Page 242 Conclusions: Seas of Trouble......Page 292 Appendices......Page 308 Notes......Page 312 References......Page 318 Index......Page 334 Dwindling Fish Stocks, Changing Markets And Often Ill-advised Government Intervention Have Affected The Lives Of Dutch Fishermen For Decades. The Author Of This Study Has Spent Years Among The Fishermen Of The Dutch Island Of Texel, And This Book Records The Changes In Their Working Lives, Tracking The Influence Of National And International Factors On The Social And Cultural Structures Of The Community. Rob Van Ginkel. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 317-331) And Index. "This volume presents an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach to the governance of capture fisheries and aquaculture, with special reference to the circumstances of developing countries. Holistic in scope, and building on state-of-the-art understandings of the field, the authors argue for an interactive style of governance that takes account of the diversity, complexity, dynamics, and scales affecting marine ecology as well as human society Abstract: Dwindling fish stocks, changing markets and often ill-advised government intervention have affected the lives of Dutch fishermen for decades. The author of this study has spent years among the fishermen of the Dutch island of Texel, and this book records the changes in their working lives, tracking the influence of national and international factors on the social and cultural structures of the community "Challenging Coasts will be an important resource for students, researchers, teachers, and policy maker working on issues related to coasts and coastal zone development."--Jacket An interdisciplinary survey addressing the problems of overfishing worldwide, and the best way forward toward good ecological practice and global cooperative governance A collection of essays studying the rapid changes in coastal settlements due to the conflicting interests of traditional and new stakeholders A collection of international case studies addressing a variety of environmental and legal issues regarding coastal regions An anthropological exploration of the daily life in the Dutch fishing community from the eighteenth century to present day.