Hard times: Fishing communities in Mexico grapple with the challenge of maintaining sustainable practices during the pandemic

Acevedo-Rosas, Araceli and Fernandez-Rivera Melo, Francisco and Lopez-Ercilla, Ines (2020) Hard times: Fishing communities in Mexico grapple with the challenge of maintaining sustainable practices during the pandemic. Yemaya (62). pp. 16-17. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

COVID-19’s impacts have exacerbated challenges in the three dimensions of sustainability: social, economic, and environmental. As social and economic issues have been prioritized worldwide through the emphasis on the access to health, food production, basic services and jobs, environmental issues have taken second priority. Mexican small-scale fishers, aware of the importance of protecting fishery resources, have implemented solutions and good practices towards sustainability and marine conservation over many years, thus improving their quality of life. However, due to the global crisis, today the Mexican small-scale fisher finds herself between a rock and a hard place as she is forced to choose between livelihood or sustainability. How are they to maintain sustainable practices during times of such adversity?

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM544
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Mexico, Small-scale Fisheries, Sustainable Fisheries, Fishing Communities, Illegal Fishing, Covid
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2021 06:25
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2022 04:43
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1117

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