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dc.contributor.authorBowen, Nevette
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-13T01:42:06Z
dc.date.available2017-12-13T01:42:06Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/8032
dc.descriptionMaster's Project (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2016en_US
dc.description.abstractMany sport fishermen who visit Yakutat understand little about the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet set net fisheries. In Yakutat, these fisheries integrate commercial fishing with a subsistence fish camp way of life. This community participatory evaluation seeks to determine the usefulness of an interpretive sign and handout project aimed at alleviating a persistent visitor misconception that set net fishing is harming their ability to catch Situk River fish. It also explores what additional effort people in Yakutat think is needed to educate visitors about the set net fisheries. A combination of methods was used, including resident interviews, a community records search and a review of published research on the efficacy of visitor education tools. Interviews found widespread support for continuing visitor education efforts, including leaving the existing signs in place and reproducing additional copies of the handout. It was generally agreed that future materials should integrate information about the subsistence fishery. The importance of set netting for food, culture and income was emphasized. More interaction is needed to shift visitor outlooks closer to the community's shared connection to the river according to the participants. Interviews began the process of re-engaging people in a community effort to dispel visitor misconceptions. A multimedia approach, based on agreed messages using local strengths and assets, was preferred. It is hoped that this volunteer, community-based process will serve as another reason for reconvening Situk River partner agencies. A revived cooperative management framework is needed to implement a more sustained education effort, minimize user conflicts, ensure stewardship and rebuild trust between community members and government agencies.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectSet net fisheriesen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectAlaskaen_US
dc.subjectYakutaten_US
dc.subjectSubsistence fishingen_US
dc.subjectGillnettingen_US
dc.subjectFishingen_US
dc.subjectFishersen_US
dc.titleProtecting a Situk River fish camp way of life through visitor education: a community-based approachen_US
dc.typeMaster's Projecten_US
dc.type.degreema
dc.identifier.departmentDepartment of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
dc.contributor.chairKoskey, Michael
dc.contributor.chairCarroll, Jennifer
dc.contributor.committeeJones, Jenny Bell
dc.contributor.committeeRamos, Judith
dc.contributor.committeeDavis, Michael E.
refterms.dateFOA2020-03-05T15:29:45Z


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