[{"_id":"project:5901","_type":"project","abstract":{"en":"The purpose of this 3-year project is to initiate a collaborative Indo-Pacific Seagrass research Network (IPSN), aimed to build capacity and perform standardized, coupled social-ecological surveys of seagrass and associated fisheries across the Indo-Pacific. Seagrass beds are abundant marine plant assemblages in coastal areas, that are intensely fished especially by those men and women with the least resources. Seagrasses therefore constitute a key component for food security. Yet, there is still a low level of formal and scientific expertise on seagrasses in the Indo-Pacific. IPSN aims to help build this much-needed expertise, and thereby conserve seagrasses and increase the sustainability of seagrass resource use.The research to be conducted within IPSN will focus on: 1) ecological field surveys to better understand seagrass and associated fauna; 2) surveys of landed and marketed fish catches to better understand the contribution of seagrass small-scale fisheries; and 3) socio-economic household surveys to better understand the use of and dependence on seagrass-associated resources. The data will be analysed on a regional scale to statistically assess the linkages among marine biodiversity, ecosystem services and poverty, across gradients in environmental and socio-economic conditions in the Indo-Pacific. The findings will be used to advance seagrass science and provide management recommendations for poverty alleviation in one of the most data poor environments globally."},"project_id":"2017-05411_VR","identifier_short":"2017-05411","dates":{"start_date":"2018-01-01","end_date":"2020-12-31"},"organizations":[{"funding":[{"_id":2,"id":"202100-5208","sv":"Vetenskapsrådet","en":"Swedish Research Council"}]},{"coordinating":[{"_id":978,"id":"202100-2932","sv":"Uppsala universitet","en":"Uppsala University"}]}],"people":[{"project_leaders":[{"_id":"authority-person:70670","orcid":"0000-0002-4450-2331","name":"Nordlund, Lina Mtwana","role":"principal_investigator","affiliation":[{"_id":978,"id":"202100-2932","sv":"Uppsala universitet","en":"Uppsala University"}]}]},{"other_personnel":[]}],"tags":[{"_id":11540,"id":"10503","sv":"Multidisciplinär geovetenskap","en":"Geosciences, Multidisciplinary"},{"_id":11559,"id":"10611","sv":"Ekologi","en":"Ecology"}],"titles":{"sv":"IPSN: ett forskningsnätverk för social-ekologisk sjögräsforskning i Indiska Oceanen","en":"Establishing an Indo-Pacific Seagrass Network (IPSN) to assess linkages among marine biodiversity, ecosystem services and poverty "},"total_funding":"1200000","type_of_awards":{"sv":"","en":""},"publications":[{"id":"diva2:1858574","type":"article-journal","status":"Published","issued":{"date-parts":[[2024]]},"title":"Intertidal gleaning fisheries : Recognising local-scale contributions and management scenarios","language":"eng","author":[{"family":"Pike","given":"Felicity","ORCID":"0000-0001-5044-9461","affiliation":[{"name":"Stockholm Univ, Dept Phys Geog, S-11419 Stockholm, Sweden.;Stockholm Univ, Dept Ecol Environm & Plant Sci, Stockholm, Sweden."}]},{"family":"Jiddawi","given":"Narriman S.","affiliation":[{"name":"Zanzi Marine & Coastal Solut, POB 4108, Zanzibar, Tanzania."}]},{"family":"Nordlund","given":"Lina Mtwana","ORCID":"0000-0002-4450-2331","localId":"linor032","affiliation":[{"id":"15100","name":"Uppsala universitet, Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling"}]}],"abstract":"Intertidal gleaning is a widespread means through which women participate in the fishery harvest sector. However, the fishery is often under recognised in management and policy-making. Accordingly, there is a need to further our understanding of the fishery, and how local factors may help or hinder effective management. This study focuses on Zanzibar, Tanzania, using focus group discussions (FGDs) and interviews to investigate localscale contributions from gleaning in seagrass dominated areas - which are particularly frequented gleaning grounds locally, and more widely in the Indo-Pacific region. The study also gathered insight into how gleaners perceived different management scenarios used elsewhere within the small-scale fishery sector. Despite being typically viewed as a sustenance means, gleaning was found to be primarily an economic activity, mainly through catching the bivalve, Anadara antiquata, and commercial gastropod species (Chicoreus ramosus and Pleuroploca spp). FGD respondents held positive pre-conceived ideas about rotating no-take zone scenarios as a management strategy, as well as indicating preferences for community-based measures. In order for no-take zones to have a higher chance of success, further investigation is needed to understand the life histories of commonly gleaned species in order to inform rotation periods, as well as developing means of cross-community cooperation due to the shared, open access nature of intertidal zones. These results demonstrate the economic importance of gleaning for coastal women in Zanzibar, who have invaluable insights, built on lived experience and local knowledge, which could enable and benefit a more inclusive management system.","DOI":"10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106059","NBN":"urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-528229","volume":"162","number":"106059","container-title":"Marine Policy","ISSN":"1872-9460","keyword":"Small-scale fisheries; Fishery management; Gender; Invertebrates; Seagrass; invertebrate harvesting","publisher":"Elsevier","published":[{"raw":"2024-05-17T10:54:27.827+02:00"}],"created":[{"raw":"2024-05-17T10:54:27.901+02:00"}],"updated":[{"raw":"2024-05-17T10:54:27.827+02:00"}],"URL":"https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-528229"},{"id":"diva2:1790463","type":"article-journal","status":"Published","issued":{"date-parts":[[2023]]},"title":"The <i>Where</i>, the <i>How</i>, and the <i>Why </i>of the gleaning fishery : Livelihoods, food security, threats and management on the island of Malalison, Philippines","language":"eng","author":[{"family":"Stiepani","given":"Johann","ORCID":"0000-0002-7739-3231","localId":"johst739","affiliation":[{"id":"15100","name":"Uppsala universitet, Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling"}]},{"family":"Sandig","given":"Alma"},{"family":"Blicharska","given":"Malgorzata","ORCID":"0000-0001-7731-7039","localId":"malbl548","affiliation":[{"id":"15100","name":"Uppsala universitet, Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling"}]}],"abstract":"Intertidal gleaning is a small-scale fishery (SSF) that is relatively little known, but contributes to the food security and income of many people. Yet, this SSF is not commonly considered in management planning, or policy development. This study investigates gleaning and its importance to food security and livelihoods of local people on the island of Malalison, Philippines, as well as the perceived threats to the coastal ecosystems where the gleaning occurs. In the study, 36 gleaners were interviewed and a participatory mapping session with 24 participants was held. The results reveal three distinct forms of gleaning in three different ecosystems around the island. The most common was walking gleaning within the rocky shorelines, followed by swimming or diving for invertebrates in shallow coral reef systems, and the collection of algae in a seagrass and algae meadows. While gleaning on average contributed to 9.57% of the monthly income of interviewees households, it was a primary source of income for 29% of women. For 81% of women and 33% of men gleaning was very important for the household food security. For men intertidal gleaning was considered a supplemental fishery when unable to perform regular SSF activities. The most commonly mentioned threat to coastal ecosystems was the increased impacts of typhoons (69.4% respondents), followed by an increase in gleaners (58.3%). Majority of the respondents stated gleaning should be regulated together with co-occurring SSF. Based on these results we discuss the importance of the gleaning for livelihoods and security, the implications of the existing threats, and the need to formally include gleaning in monitoring and management. We also suggest a need for both biological and social studies to provide science-based management guidelines. Understanding the gleaning practice is a prerequisite to address the obstacles and better plan for the management of this SSF.","DOI":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106806","NBN":"urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-509803","volume":"244","number":"106806","container-title":"Ocean and Coastal Management","ISSN":"1873-524X","keyword":"Food security; Gender; Intertidal gleaning; Participatory mapping; Small-scale fisheries (SSF)","publisher":"Elsevier","published":[{"raw":"2023-08-23T01:06:00.000+02:00"}],"created":[{"raw":"2023-08-23T01:06:37.525+02:00"}],"updated":[{"raw":"2024-04-11T14:05:32.490+02:00"}],"URL":"https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-509803"}],"links":[{"type":"pid","link":"https://su.diva-portal.org/smash/api/project/swecris/project:5901"}]}]