Fishers - strategies and choices: feasibility study

This social research publication explores what influences the decision making of Scottish fishers. It presents findings from twelve interviews with fishers. The main findings are focused on the social, economic, governance, and environmental drivers in fishers’ decision making.


Annex 2: Literature Review Collation Log

Report Name Link Included/ Excluded Reason
Estimation Comparison of Small-Scale Fisherman Decision on Choice Fishing Gear and Outboard Engine Power http://eprints.unm.ac.id/18257/ Excluded Not in planned geography (Indonesia based)
The perceptions of Scottish inshore fishers about marine protected areas https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X12000954 Excluded Not on drivers
Perceptions of fishers and developers on the co-location of offshore wind farms and decapod fisheries in the UK https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X15001967 Excluded Not on drivers
Marine renewable energy and Scottish west coast fishers: Exploring impacts, opportunities and potential mitigation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S096456911300015X Excluded Not on drivers
Scepticism and perceived self-efficacy influence fishers’ low risk perceptions of climate change https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096320300577 Included Talks about future risks of fishers
The rise of the scientific fisherman: Mobilising knowledge and negotiating user rights in the Devon inshore brown crab fishery, UK https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X15003838 Excluded Not on drivers
Attitudes of Scottish fishers towards marine renewable energy https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X12000930 Excluded Not on drivers
Scotland as a case study for how benefits of marine ecosystem services may contribute to the commercial fishing industry https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X16305619 Excluded Not on drivers
Predicting fisher response to competition for space and resources in a mixed demersal fishery https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0964569115000265 Excluded Modelling not drivers
The voices that matter: A narrative approach to understanding Scottish Fishers’ perspectives of Brexit https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X18308546 Excluded Not on drivers
Thirty years of fleet dynamics modelling using discrete-choice models: What have we learned? https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/faf.12194 Excluded Not on drivers
Progress in designing and delivering effective fishing industry–science data collection in the UK https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/faf.12279 Included On drivers
Identifying choke species challenges for an individual demersal trawler in the North Sea, lessons from conversations and data analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X17303809 Included Analyses fishing behaviour
Balancing ecology, economy and culture in fisheries policy: Participatory research in the Western Mediterranean demersal fisheries management plan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721007908 Included Talks of drivers
Marine protected area improves yield without disadvantaging fishers https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms3347 Excluded Not on drivers
Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) reveal an increase in fishing efficiency following regulatory changes in a demersal longline fishery https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783618301760 Excluded To do with VMS not drivers
Short-term choice behaviour in a mixed fishery: investigating métier selection in the Danish gillnet fishery https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/69/1/131/673193?login=false Included Talks about decision variables
Integrating individual trip planning in energy efficiency – Building decision tree models for Danish fisheries https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783613000222 Included Talks about their fishing practices
Socio-economic, technological and environmental drivers of spatio-temporal changes in fishing pressure https://eprints.ncl.ac.uk/file_store/production/244574/75638A97-08F0-440A-A689-42AE5105DDE2.pdf Included Talks of drivers for location
Remote electronic monitoring and the landing obligation – some insights into fishers’ and fishery inspectors’ opinions https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X16306030 Included Talks of fishers’ experiences
Fishers sharing real-time information about “bad” fishing locations. A tool for quota optimisation under a regime of landing obligations https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X15003267 Excluded Modelling and proposing a new strategy, not drivers
Fishing for Space: Fine-Scale Multi-Sector Maritime Activities Influence Fisher Location Choice https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116335 Included Talks of drivers for location
Social networks and fishers’ behavior: exploring the links between information flow and fishing success in the Northumberland lobster fishery https://www.jstor.org/stable/26269547 Included Talks of fishers’ behaviour
Ready for co-management? Portuguese artisanal octopus fishers’ preferences for management and knowledge about the resource https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X17308783 Excluded Doesn't talk of drivers
An evaluation of the Fishing For Litter (FFL) scheme in the UK in terms of attitudes, behavior, barriers and opportunities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X19302966 Excluded Not on drivers
How Is Fisheries Management Perceived by Croatian Small-Scale Fishers: Should I Stay or Should I Go? https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-37371-9_8 Included On drivers
Technical and tactical measures to reduce unwanted catches in mixed fisheries: Do the opinions of Irish fishers align with management advice? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X20309362 Included Talks of opinions and drivers
Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-37371-9_28 Excluded Focused on national context
How Resilient Are Europe’s Inshore Fishing Communities to Change? Differences Between the North and the South https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-013-0458-7 Excluded Not on drivers
Fishers’ perceptions of the European Union discards ban: perspective from south European fisheries https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X17301008 Excluded Opinions on the ban, not drivers
A comparative review of fisheries management experiences in the European Union and in other countries worldwide: Iceland, Australia, and New Zealand https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/faf.12147 Excluded Not on drivers
Preferences for derelict gear mitigation strategies by commercial fishers https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X21002736 Excluded Not on drivers
The role of technical protocols and partnership engagement in developing a decision support framework for fisheries management https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479718307151 Excluded Not on drivers
The EU landing obligation and European small-scale fisheries: What are the odds for success? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X15003279 Excluded Not on drivers
Integrating collaborative research in marine science: Recommendations from an evaluation of evolving science-industry partnerships in Dutch demersal fisheries https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/faf.12423 Excluded Not on drivers
Implementing the Landing Obligation. An Analysis of the Gap Between Fishers and Policy Makers in the Netherlands https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-26784-1_14 Excluded Not on drivers
A Review of the European Union Landing Obligation Focusing on Its Implications for Fisheries and the Environment https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/4/900 Excluded Not on drivers
Fishers’ opinions on marketization of property rights and the quota system in France https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X1730012X Excluded Not on drivers
Institutions and governance in the European Common Fisheries Policy: An empirical study of Spanish fishers' attitudes toward greater participation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X16303505 Excluded Not on drivers
An evaluation of socioeconomic factors that influence fishers’ discard behaviour in the Greek bottom trawl fishery https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783617301777 Excluded Not talking to fishers - patterns
Introduction: Social Issues in Sustainable Fisheries Management https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-7911-2_1 Excluded Not on drivers
Fishing for Justice: England's Inshore Fisheries' Social Movements and Fixed Quota Allocation https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/194277861801100103?journalCode=huga Excluded Not on drivers
Governing the Governance: Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe with Focus on the Baltic Sea https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-94938-3_19 Included On drivers
Fishing against the odds: fishers’ motivations to carry on fishing in the wake of the hindering EU Common Fishery Policy—a case study in North Shields, UK https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35300279/ Included On drivers
Adaptation strategies of small-scale fisheries within changing market and regulatory conditions in the EU Adaptation strategies of small-scale fisheries within changing market and regulatory conditions in the EU - ScienceDirect Included On drivers
Socio-economic and institutional incentives influencing fishers' behaviour in relation to fishing practices and discard https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/71/5/1298/640460 Included On drivers
Exploring concepts of fisheries ‘dependency’ and ‘community’ in Scotland Exploring concepts of fisheries ‘dependency’ and ‘community’ in Scotland - ScienceDirect Included On drivers
Territoriality as a Driver of Fishers' Spatial Behavior in the Northumberland Lobster Fishery https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08941920.2012.709313?journalCode=usnr20 Included On drivers
Being able is not necessarily being willing: governance implications of social, policy, and science-related factors influencing uptake of selective gear https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/80/3/469/6530388 Included On drivers

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