Depletion of marine resources as well as increasing in demand of fish is a widespread justification for the political intervention at international level on “small” vessels. The size of the vessel is the main attribute for what is defined as small-scale fisheries. This paper presents however a different perspective for the segmentation of fishing fleets based on social parameters. At the beginning we pose the question whether we should be in favour of all small-scale fisheries? Then we review the different typologies that have been used till now in other studies. We argue that a global classification of fleet based on size of vessel does not satisfy the diverse goals of all the studies in the field of fisheries. The cutting line between small-scale and large scale has been debated and it’s difficult to find a general consensus at international level. In general the segmentation is adapted in accordance with the goal of the research. In this study we focus on the small-scale fisheries of the European Union countries of the Mediterranean Sea. The parameters proposed in this study may serve the eventual socio-economic research on small-scale fisheries. Ultimately, the right definition of SSF would have implications for the political sphere on which fisheries to support in order to achieve ecological, economic and social sustainability.

DEFINING SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES FROM A SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE

SOLTANPOUR, YAZDAN;MONACO, CLARA;PERI, IURI
2017-01-01

Abstract

Depletion of marine resources as well as increasing in demand of fish is a widespread justification for the political intervention at international level on “small” vessels. The size of the vessel is the main attribute for what is defined as small-scale fisheries. This paper presents however a different perspective for the segmentation of fishing fleets based on social parameters. At the beginning we pose the question whether we should be in favour of all small-scale fisheries? Then we review the different typologies that have been used till now in other studies. We argue that a global classification of fleet based on size of vessel does not satisfy the diverse goals of all the studies in the field of fisheries. The cutting line between small-scale and large scale has been debated and it’s difficult to find a general consensus at international level. In general the segmentation is adapted in accordance with the goal of the research. In this study we focus on the small-scale fisheries of the European Union countries of the Mediterranean Sea. The parameters proposed in this study may serve the eventual socio-economic research on small-scale fisheries. Ultimately, the right definition of SSF would have implications for the political sphere on which fisheries to support in order to achieve ecological, economic and social sustainability.
2017
small-scale fisheries, artisanal, social values, segmentation
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