Sustaining an Alaska Coastal Community: Integrating Place Based Well-Being Indicators and Fisheries Participation

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• Journal Title:
  Coastal Management
• Personal Author:
  Szymkowiak, Marysia ; Kasperski, Stephen
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  The incorporation of human dimensions into ecosystem-based fisheries management has largely focused on metrics of economic welfare. Yet researchers have demonstrated the variety of well-being that is derived from fisheries as well as the need for localized and collaborative scientific efforts that result in appropriately contextualized metrics. This article presents the results of a project intended to address these needs and inform the North Pacific fisheries management process with a set of indicators that are related to multiple dimensions of human well-being and links to fisheries participation. The article showcases a mechanism of applying a well-being framework and participatory methods to develop locally relevant quantitative indicators for one of the most highly engaged fishing communities in Alaska - Sitka. These indicators can be used to track how fishery shocks may reverberate through social systems and affect fishing communities. Furthermore, the discussion of the multifaceted well-being indicators presents information on local values and complex dynamics between community well-being and fisheries that are difficult to conceptualize and integrate into management decisions. Ultimately, this work can facilitate a more comprehensive incorporation of human dimensions into ecosystem-based frameworks in fisheries management, contextualizing that expansion within locally relevant narratives that engage stakeholders in resource management.
• Keywords:
  Fishery Management Fishing Fishery Management Alaska Environmental Chemistry Fisheries Management Fishing Community General Environmental Science Indicators Well-being
• Source:
  Coastal Management, 49(1), 107-131
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/08920753.2021.1846165
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska
• Rights Information:
  Other
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a858943c33e687b35e3e24a4cd2912a692e0c18cf0cd2a3e0c2f2b7b844d3a24
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/43775/noaa_43775_DS1.pdf
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