Assessing the sustainability and equity of Alaska salmon fisheries through a well-being framework

Ecology and Society: a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability

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Rachel Donkersloot¹  Jessica C. Black²  Courtney Carothers²  Danielle Ringer²  Wilson Justin³  Patricia M. Clay⁴  Melissa R. Poe⁵  Erika R. Gavenus⁶  William Voinot-Baron⁷  Carrie Stevens²  Mike Williams⁸  Julie Raymond-Yakoubian⁹  Freddie Christiansen^1,10  Sara Jo Breslow^1,11  Stephen J. Langdon^1,12  Jesse M. Coleman²  S. Jeanette Clark^1,13 

[1] Coastal Cultures Research;University of Alaska Fairbanks;Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium and Chistochina Enterprises;NOAA Fisheries;Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington;University of British Columbia;University of Wisconsin-Madison;Akiak Native Community and Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission;Kawerak, Inc.;Old Harbor Native Corporation;University of Washington;University of Alaska Anchorage;National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

关键词: Alaska Native;    equity;    fishing communities;    governance;    indicators;    salmon;    well-being;   

DOI  :  10.5751/ES-11549-250218

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Resilience Alliance Publications

【 摘 要 】

Salmon are intrinsic to health and well-being in Alaska, and sit at the center of myriad social, cultural, and spiritual practices, norms, and values. These practices and values are essential to living and being well in many communities in Alaska, but often remain invisible and unaccounted for in management contexts. This paper stems from the collective efforts of a cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural project team brought together as part of the State of Alaska’s Salmon and People (SASAP) knowledge synthesis project. In this paper, we assess the sustainability and equity of Alaska salmon systems through a well-being framework. Key objectives include (1) defining and conceptualizing well-being in the context of Alaska salmon systems; (2) developing and assessing well-being indicators for Alaska salmon systems; and (3) evaluating how well-being concepts are currently incorporated into Alaska salmon management and suggesting improvements. We draw on specific examples to evaluate the application of well-being indicators as a tool to more effectively measure and evaluate social considerations, and discuss how to better integrate well-being concepts into governance and management to improve data collection and decision making. As part of this effort, we discuss trends and inequities in Alaska fisheries and communities that impact well-being, and tensions between equality and equity in the context of Alaska salmon management.

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