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Integrating traditional ecological knowledge in South Africa's small-scale fisheries: the Olifants Estuary Gillnet Fishery

Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographical references. / Increasingly, managers and scientists are recognizing the importance of understanding small-scale fisheries as complex socio-ecological systems. As a result, managing fisheries is no longer only about managing fish but also about managing people. One mechanism for incorporating the human dimension into small-scale fishery management is knowledge integration. Through pluralising epistemologies, knowledge integration fosters participative dialogue, improves current knowledge bases, and strengthens management...

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/11608
Date January 2012
CreatorsHushlak, Anna A
ContributorsSowman, Merle
PublisherUniversity of Cape Town, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMaster Thesis, Masters, MPhil
Formatapplication/pdf, application/pdf

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