scholarly journals The Role of Culture in the Self-Organisation of Coastal Fishers Sustaining Coastal Landscapes: A Case Study in Estonia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3951
Author(s):  
Anu Printsmann ◽  
Tarmo Pikner
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
The Self ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Cultural Sustainability ◽  
Zone Management ◽  
Coastal Landscapes ◽  
Self Organisation ◽  
Group Interviews

The cultural sustainability of coastal landscapes relies heavily on the community’s self-organisation in fish foodways. The theoretical framework concentrates on cultural sustainability, foodways, land–sea interactions, and community of practice. The data presented in this article were part of the SustainBaltic Integrated Coastal Zone Management plan, consisting mainly of semi-structured and focus group interviews with stakeholders, supported by background information from various available sources. The results are outlined by descriptions of self-organisation, community matters, and food forming cultural sustainability of coastal landscapes. The self-organisation in community of practice among coastal fishers is slowly progressing by negotiating common resources and voicing concerns about ecological, economic, and social sustainability. Foodways, which comprise the indispensable ingredient for sustaining a way of life that has produced traditional coastal landscapes, are always evolving.

scholarly journals OAC and SAC Perspectives on Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan Performance

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
SeaPlan
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Zone Management ◽  
Ocean Science ◽  
Ocean Management ◽  
Science Advisory ◽  
Advisory Commission

In 2013, the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM) undertook an assessment of the 2009 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan (Plan) in preparation for a Plan Amendment. As one phase of the Plan Assess- ment process, MA CZM coordinated with SeaPlan to conduct semi-structured interviews with members of the Massachusetts Ocean Advisory Commission (OAC) and Massachusetts Ocean Science Advisory Council (SAC) to assess their perspectives on Plan performance. Interviewers from SeaPlan’s assessment team contacted advisors and asked questions about the Plan, focusing on the Plan’s development process, the Plan’s implementation and recommendations for a fu- ture amendment to the Plan. The assessment team coded and analyzed responses to identify perspectives and insights held by OAC and SAC members. Overall, OAC and SAC members were very satisfied with the CZM staff’s competency to develop the 2009 Plan and the staff ’s administrative execution. OAC and SAC members appreciated the focused effort to produce a quality plan specific to Massachusetts’ habitats, economy, and stakeholders. Results of this assessment, coupled with a review of the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan conducted by CZM, provides valuable context and insight for the plan amendment process.

scholarly journals Integrated Management of Coastal Zones in Venezuela

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (Vol Esp. 2) ◽  
pp. 455-472
Author(s):  
Jose Ramón Delgado ◽  
Juan Carlos Fernández ◽  
Edgard Yerena
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
Zone Management ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
Marine Areas ◽  
Multidisciplinary Perspective

In 1999, Venezuela began a Pilot Project for Coastal Marine Areas, establishing a Technical Unit in the now-defunct Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources. During the last 21 years, the foundations were laid for the Integrated Coastal Zones Management, approving a Coastal Zones Law in 2001 and developing a comprehensive Planning and Management Plan for Coastal Zones, concluded in 2014, which has not yet been approved. Even though, in practice, there is still no adequate institutional structure to attend to the integrated management of maritime and island spaces from a multidisciplinary perspective, these two instruments lay the foundations for the Integrated Coastal Zone Management and the development of Marine Spatial Planning. This paper seeks to analyze the reality of the management of coastal and marine zones in Venezuela during the last two decades (period 1999-2020), highlighting the initiatives developed to organize the necessary institutionality to execute the planning, zoning and integrated management processes that will promote the sustainability of coastal and marine spaces. The methodology used focuses on the analysis of the temporal evolution of the processes and instruments developed for the public management of the coastal and marine areas of the country.

scholarly journals VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS FOR THE INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE CITY OF KAŠTELA IN CROATIA

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W8 ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Baučić ◽  
M. Ivić ◽  
N. Jovanović ◽  
S. Bačić
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Vulnerability Analysis ◽  
Integrated Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Development Fund ◽  
Zone Management ◽  
The City

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> One of the objectives of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is to prevent and reduce the effects of natural hazards, particularly ones caused by climate changes. The ICZM methodologies include use of geographic information systems, from data collection and geo-analysis to dissemination of information to the public. As a part of the Interreg MED Co-evolve project cofinanced by the European regional development fund, the ICZM based action plan is being developed for the City of Kaštela in Croatia. Activities include assessing coastal vulnerability to climate change, focusing on sea flooding and storm damages and related socio-economic vulnerabilities. The paper presents development of large scale vulnerability analysis, adopted from the methodologies developed for mid and small scales. Suitability of the available data is assessed, either official or open source, and data gaps are described. The analysis’s results are presented in terms of the assets exposed to coastal flooding and storms, and future improvements of analysis towards house level vulnerability analysis is envisaged.</p>

Integrated coastal zone management plan for Udupi Coast using RS, GIS and GPS

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. S. Dwarakish ◽  
S. A. Vinay ◽  
S. M. Dinakar ◽  
Pai. B. Jagadeesha ◽  
K. Mahaganesha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Integrated Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Zone Management

scholarly journals COVID-19 Impacts on Beaches and Coastal Water Pollution at Selected Sites in Ecuador, and Management Proposals Post-pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franklin I. Ormaza-Gonzaìlez ◽  
Divar Castro-Rodas ◽  
Peter J. Statham
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Data ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Humpback Whales ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
Sea Lions ◽  
Zone Management

The COVID-19 pandemic has obliged Governments all around the world to implement confinement and social distancing measures. Leisure and business activities on beaches and in ports have restricted direct and indirect contamination from, for example, plastics, hydrocarbon spillage, microbiological loads, and noise levels. This has led to temporarily improved environmental conditions, and the beaches having conditions closer to Marine Protected Areas. Here we report some impacts that have been studied using local surveys and qualitative observations in Ecuador at the popular beaches and ports of Salinas, Manta, and Galapagos. Satellite data support this information. Online surveys were carried out at critical moments of the pandemic: May (15th) and just after when measures were relaxed a little, but within lockdown in July (21st) 2020. Respondents were asked to compare conditions before and during the pandemic lockdown. Most (97–99%) suggested that beaches had significantly improved from visual observations during confinement. On a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), the beaches of Salinas and Manta respectively were rated 2.2 and 2.8 (less than acceptable) before quarantine, and 4.5 and 4.3 after; results from the second survey (after 18 weeks of restrictions) were much the same. Replies from Galapagos showed a similar trend but with less marked differences. In addition to the beaches having less plastic and garbage, more fish, and large marine organisms, including humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), dolphin (bottlenose, Tursiops truncatus), and manta ray (Manta sp.) were observed near to shore. At Galapagos beaches, turtles, sea lions, and sharks were observed many more times than pre COVID. Quantitative satellite data on Chlorophyl and attenuation coefficient (Kd, 490 nm) support the qualitative survey data that there is an improvement in coastal environment quality. Here we recommend that this unique opportunity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is used locally, regionally and globally to construct baseline data sets that include information on physical, chemical, biological, and microbiological factors in coastal zones. These parameters can then help establish an effective Coastal Zone Management Plan based on beach description and quality (water standards, noise pollution), as well as the human dimension (tourist load, cultural heritage, and economic value indices). This data and information gathering ideally should be done before the beaches become more heavily used again as the pandemic recedes.

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