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Fostering Resilience Among Artisanal Fishers in Peniche (Portugal): An Exploratory Study

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Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards

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Abstract

This work seeks to comprehend how covos, anzol and redes (creels, hooks and net fishermen—artisanal fishing gear) artisanal fishermen in the Fishing Artisanal Local Community (small-scale fisheries for subsistence or local, small markets, generally using traditional fishing techniques and small boats −12 m) from Peniche, explain and deal with Climate Change in their daily lives. The study was based on a sociological theoretical and methodological approach with contributions of environment sciences. Qualitative methodological procedures included the application of a semi-structured interview to 12 artisanal fishermen between March and May 2013. Findings were analysed with a content analysis matrix built in the basis of the initial theoretical framework and, at the same time, integrating the new information resulting from and on the field, and reported the elements that characterize the relation of the fisherman with Climate Change. The findings in this study characterize the scenario where lay rationalities contextualize, highlighting the importance of considering the qualitative approaches to climate change by studying and interpreting lay rationalities.

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Notes

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    Authors’ Note: Latin expression that means Here and Now

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    Authors’ Note: Sandbank that may seem like a small island. It is the image that the fisherman has from the fish waste thrown away from the vessels.

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  1. Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Vanda Viegas, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro & Fátima Alves

  2. Universidade Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal

    Vanda Viegas

  3. Department of Sciences and Technology, Universidade Aberta, Palácio Ceia, Rua da Escola Politécnica, 141-147, 1269-001, Lisbon, Portugal

    Ulisses M. Azeiteiro

  4. Department of Social Sciences and Management, Universidade Aberta, Palácio Ceia, Rua da Escola Politécnica, 141-147, 1269-001, Lisbon, Portugal

    Fátima Alves

  5. Centre of Studies of Migration and Intercultural Relations, Universidade Aberta, Aberta, Portugal

    Fátima Alves

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Viegas, V., Azeiteiro, U.M., Alves, F. (2016). Fostering Resilience Among Artisanal Fishers in Peniche (Portugal): An Exploratory Study. In: Leal Filho, W., Musa, H., Cavan, G., O'Hare, P., Seixas, J. (eds) Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39880-8_19

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