Viteri Mejía César, Rodríguez Gabriela, Tanner Michael K, Ramírez-González Jorge, Moity Nicolas, Andrade Solange, José Barragán Paladines María, Cáceres Renato, Castrejón Mauricio, Pittman Jeremy
Charles Darwin Research Station, Charles Darwin Foundation, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Ecuador.
Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
Marit Stud. 2022;21(2):193-208. doi: 10.1007/s40152-022-00268-z. Epub 2022 May 6.
The crisis caused by COVID-19 has profoundly affected human activities around the globe, and the Galapagos Islands are no exception. The impacts on this archipelago include the impairment of tourism and the loss of linkages with the Ecuadorian mainland, which has greatly impacted the local economy. The collapse of the local economy jeopardized livelihoods and food security, given that many impacts affected the food supply chain. During the crisis, the artisanal fishers of the Galapagos showed a high capacity to adapt to the diminishing demand for fish caused by the drastic drop in tourism. We observed that fishers developed strategies and initiatives by shifting roles, from being mainly tourism-oriented providers to becoming local-household food suppliers. This new role of fishers has triggered an important shift in the perception of fishers and fisheries in Galapagos by the local community. The community shifted from perceiving fisheries as a sector opposed to conservation and in conflict with the tourism sector to perceiving fisheries as the protagonist sector, which was securing fresh, high-quality protein for the human community. This study explores the socio-economic impacts and adaptations of COVID-19 on Galapagos' artisanal fisheries based on a mixed methods approach, including the analysis of fisheries datasets, interviews, surveys, and participant observation conducted during and after the lockdown. We illustrate the adaptive mechanisms developed by the sector and explore the changes, including societal perceptions regarding small-scale fisheries in the Galapagos. The research proposes strategies to enhance the Galapagos' economic recovery based on behaviors and traits shown by fishers which are considered potential assets to build-up resilience.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40152-022-00268-z.
由新冠疫情引发的危机对全球人类活动产生了深远影响，加拉帕戈斯群岛也不例外。对这个群岛的影响包括旅游业受损以及与厄瓜多尔大陆联系的中断，这对当地经济造成了巨大冲击。当地经济的崩溃危及了生计和粮食安全，因为许多影响波及了食品供应链。在危机期间，加拉帕戈斯的个体渔民展现出了很强的适应能力，以应对旅游业急剧下滑导致的鱼类需求减少。我们观察到，渔民们通过转变角色制定了策略和举措，从主要面向旅游业的供应商转变为当地家庭的食品供应商。渔民的这一新角色引发了当地社区对加拉帕戈斯渔民和渔业认知的重要转变。社区从将渔业视为与保护对立且与旅游业冲突的部门，转变为将渔业视为为人类社区提供新鲜、优质蛋白质的主角部门。本研究基于混合方法，包括对渔业数据集的分析、访谈、调查以及在封锁期间和之后进行的参与观察，探讨了新冠疫情对加拉帕戈斯个体渔业的社会经济影响及适应情况。我们阐述了该部门所形成的适应机制，并探究了相关变化，包括加拉帕戈斯群岛对小规模渔业的社会认知。研究基于渔民展现出的被视为构建复原力潜在资产的行为和特质，提出了促进加拉帕戈斯经济复苏的策略。
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