Fishing in a congested sea: What do marine protected areas imply for the future of the Maltese artisanal fleet? |
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| Institution: | 1. Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, UK;2. Department of Geography, University College London, UK;1. CNR-IAMC, Sede di Castellammare del Golfo, via Giovanni da Verrazzano 17, 91014 Castellammare del Golfo, Italy;2. CNR-IAMC, UOS di Mazara del Vallo, via Luigi Vaccara 61, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, Italy;1. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia;2. Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia;3. Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia;1. Dept. of Applied Economics, Fisheries and Natural Resource Economics Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Burgo das Nacións S/N, CP 15782 Santiago de Compostela-A Coruña, Spain;2. Fisheries Ecology Lab, Institute of Marine Research-Vigo (CSIC), C/Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Bouzas, Galicia, Spain;3. Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain;4. Campus Do*Mar – International Campus of Excellence, Galicia-North of Portugal, Spain;5. Graduate Program in Ecology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil;6. Fishing Ecology, Management and Economics Group (FEME), Department of Ecology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil;1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus;2. Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, 101 Vithleem Str., 1416 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus;3. Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, University Hill. Mytiliene 81100, Greece;4. Oceanography Centre, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus |
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| Abstract: | Inshore artisanal fishing in Malta is under intense spatial competition as the coastal zone is fragmented by multiple uses and designations including maritime transport, infrastructure, industrial fisheries, aquaculture, tourism and recreation. This research, adopting a grounded visualization methodology, explains how the artisanal fishing sector has undergone and been affected by ‘spatial squeezing’. Our results show that artisanal fishermen have been forced to give up fishing grounds or co-exist with other uses to the point where the ability to fish is becoming increasingly challenging. These difficulties might escalate with the advent of the marine protected areas (MPAs) which encompass nearly half of the inshore fishing zones. Since there does not seem to be effective MPA consultation mechanisms that elicit the real social, cultural and economic value of artisanal fishing grounds, fishermen feel threatened, alienated and disempowered. This study urges for a more holistic approach to spatial marine planning and accentuates the need of realizing the dependency of the artisanal sector on the inshore zones in the implementation of conservation measures, such that the prolonged existence of the coastal fishing communities is not jeopardized. |
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| Keywords: | Mediterranean Conflict Livelihoods Marine spatial planning Grounded visualization approach Governance |
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