Culturally significant fisheries: keystones for management of freshwater social-ecological systems
Indigenous peoples of North America, Australia, and New Zealand have a long tradition of harvesting freshwater animals. Over generations of reliance and subsistence harvesting, Indigenous peoples have acquired a profound understanding of these freshwater animals and ecosystems that have become embed...
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doaj-697a6579b22845089963fb798044a4812020-11-25T00:46:51ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872016-06-012122210.5751/ES-08353-2102228353Culturally significant fisheries: keystones for management of freshwater social-ecological systemsMae Noble0Phil Duncan1Darren Perry2Kerry Prosper3Denis Rose4Stephan Schnierer5Gail Tipa6Erica Williams7Rene Woods8Jamie Pittock9Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National UniversityGamilaroi Traditional Owner, NSW Aboriginal Land CouncilMurray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous NationsPaq'tnekek Mi'kmaq First NationsGunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal CorporationSchool of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross UniversityTipa and Associates Ltd.National Institute of Water and Atmospheric ResearchNational Cultural Flows ProgramFenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National UniversityIndigenous peoples of North America, Australia, and New Zealand have a long tradition of harvesting freshwater animals. Over generations of reliance and subsistence harvesting, Indigenous peoples have acquired a profound understanding of these freshwater animals and ecosystems that have become embedded within their cultural identity. We have identified trans-Pacific parallels in the cultural significance of several freshwater animal groups, such as eels, other finfish, bivalves, and crayfish, to Indigenous peoples and their understanding and respect for the freshwater ecosystems on which their community survival depends. In recognizing such cultural connections, we found that non-Indigenous peoples can appreciate the deep significance of freshwater animals to Indigenous peoples and integrate Indigenous stewardship and Indigenous ecological knowledge into effective comanagement strategies for sustainable freshwater fisheries, such as Indigenous rangers, research partnerships, and Indigenous Protected Areas. Given that many of these culturally significant freshwater species also play key ecological roles in freshwater ecosystems, their recognition and prioritization in management and monitoring approaches should help sustain the health and well-being of both the social and ecological components of freshwater ecosystems.http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss2/art22/adaptive freshwater managementaquatic resourcesbivalvecomanagementcrayfishcultural keystone specieseelIndigenous ecological knowledgeIndigenous water rightslampreysalmonsocial-ecological resilience |
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Mae Noble Phil Duncan Darren Perry Kerry Prosper Denis Rose Stephan Schnierer Gail Tipa Erica Williams Rene Woods Jamie Pittock |
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Mae Noble Phil Duncan Darren Perry Kerry Prosper Denis Rose Stephan Schnierer Gail Tipa Erica Williams Rene Woods Jamie Pittock Culturally significant fisheries: keystones for management of freshwater social-ecological systems Ecology and Society adaptive freshwater management aquatic resources bivalve comanagement crayfish cultural keystone species eel Indigenous ecological knowledge Indigenous water rights lamprey salmon social-ecological resilience |
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Mae Noble Phil Duncan Darren Perry Kerry Prosper Denis Rose Stephan Schnierer Gail Tipa Erica Williams Rene Woods Jamie Pittock |
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Culturally significant fisheries: keystones for management of freshwater social-ecological systems |
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Culturally significant fisheries: keystones for management of freshwater social-ecological systems |
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Culturally significant fisheries: keystones for management of freshwater social-ecological systems |
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Culturally significant fisheries: keystones for management of freshwater social-ecological systems |
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Culturally significant fisheries: keystones for management of freshwater social-ecological systems |
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culturally significant fisheries: keystones for management of freshwater social-ecological systems |
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Resilience Alliance |
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Ecology and Society |
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1708-3087 |
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2016-06-01 |
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Indigenous peoples of North America, Australia, and New Zealand have a long tradition of harvesting freshwater animals. Over generations of reliance and subsistence harvesting, Indigenous peoples have acquired a profound understanding of these freshwater animals and ecosystems that have become embedded within their cultural identity. We have identified trans-Pacific parallels in the cultural significance of several freshwater animal groups, such as eels, other finfish, bivalves, and crayfish, to Indigenous peoples and their understanding and respect for the freshwater ecosystems on which their community survival depends. In recognizing such cultural connections, we found that non-Indigenous peoples can appreciate the deep significance of freshwater animals to Indigenous peoples and integrate Indigenous stewardship and Indigenous ecological knowledge into effective comanagement strategies for sustainable freshwater fisheries, such as Indigenous rangers, research partnerships, and Indigenous Protected Areas. Given that many of these culturally significant freshwater species also play key ecological roles in freshwater ecosystems, their recognition and prioritization in management and monitoring approaches should help sustain the health and well-being of both the social and ecological components of freshwater ecosystems. |
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adaptive freshwater management aquatic resources bivalve comanagement crayfish cultural keystone species eel Indigenous ecological knowledge Indigenous water rights lamprey salmon social-ecological resilience |
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