Salmi, Pekka and Mellanoura, Juhani and Svels, Kristina (2021) Struggling with regulatory and procedural injustices: Small-scale fisheries of Merikarvia, Finland. p. 3.
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The village of Merikarvia on the Finnish Bothnian Sea coast boasts a long fishing tradition. Commercial fishing in Merikarvia is operated mostly on a family basis by using small outboard motorboats. Fishing is seasonal and targets a variety of species. The catch is sold either locally – fresh or processed – or to wholesalers. Overall, the fishers have adapted their strategies to deal with the changes in the availability of fish, demand for fish products and technological development. For instance, as the demand for salted herring decreased in the 20th century, fishers adopted stationary long line fishing for Baltic salmon in autumn months, which enabled sharing of economic risks through fishing co-operation. Salmon is now captured mostly by large trap nets, a method that was extensively used in the Baltic herring fisheries. In the beginning of the 1960s driftnet fisheries for European whitefish quickly became an important element in the local fishing culture. Today, fish processing and selling of the products directly to the consumers has increased in importance, along with a decrease in landings. Consequently, the role of spouses in the Merikarvia fishing families has become crucial again, especially their input in fish processing and the work with customers
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Merikarvia, Finland, Small-scale Fisheries, Traditional Fisheries, Commercial Fisheries, Fish Processing, Fishing Gear, Governance |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2025 08:00 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2025 08:00 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21504 |
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