Interplay Between Changes in Fishery and Social Dynamic in Coastal Fishing Communities of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKatikiro, Robert E.
dc.contributor.authorMacusi, Edison D.
dc.contributor.authorDeepananda, Ashoka K.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-21T17:25:25Z
dc.date.available2016-09-21T17:25:25Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractFishing communities constantly change and adapt to modifications in the environment, and are reflected in changes to variables related to the dynamics of a fishery. Such changes in a fishery could involve a decline in fish stocks, market failure or the loss of an important species. The effects of such changes on the social dynamics of artisanal fishing communities have been poorly investigated in the Western Indian Ocean region. This article examines how communities have been affected by recent environmental, technological and socio-cultural changes in fisheries in five coastal villages in the Mtwara rural district, Tanzania, and the mechanisms whereby people cope with these changes. Data were derived from 103 semi-structured interviews, 15 focus group discussions, nine oral interviews, participant observations, and reviews of literature and policy documents. Overall, nearly 80% of respondents declared that there were significant changes in fishing techniques, strategies and the social organisation of the fishers. Almost 60% of the respondents admitted that traditional fishing gear such as traps and hand lines have increasingly been replaced by fishing nets operated from powered boats, especially since the 1980s, to compensate for declining fish catches. There is a shift from collective communal fisheries to individual and private fishing groups due to weakening of social structures and increased monetisation in the fishery activities. New values and perspectives are now being integrated into the communities. Approaches required for understanding and promoting development of fishing communities should include objectives that recognise how social structures adapt in the face of extreme conditions of the fishery.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKatikiro, R.E., Macusi, E. and Deepananda, K.A., 2014. Interplay between changes in fishery and social dynamic in coastal fishing communities of Tanzania. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 12(2), pp.95-110.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4187
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectFisheriesen_US
dc.subjectSocial structureen_US
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectFishing communitiesen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleInterplay Between Changes in Fishery and Social Dynamic in Coastal Fishing Communities of Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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