Fishing for food: Values and benefits associated with coastal infrastructure.

ABSTRACT: While there is substantial literature about the socio-cultural characteristics and values associated with recreational and commercial fisheries in the U.S., studies directed at those who 'fish for food'-those who depend on consuming their catch to various degrees-are relatively sparse. Using qualitative data collected through 80 semi-structured interviews with fishers in the summer and fall of 2018 in Carteret County, North Carolina, this study aims to better understand the group of recreational fishers who consume their catch by describing social and cultural dimensions and values associated with fishing for food, examining the role of infrastructure in facilitating access to benefits associated with this activity, and considering how knowledge of existing licensing regulations surroundin

SUBMITTER: Nieman CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8049240 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature