The lack of alternative income sources: The case of ornamental fishing in the Inirida fluvial confluence, Colombian Amazon

In this paper we present a case study of the impoverished ornamental fishing situation in the Inirida Fluvial Confluence (IFC) in Colombia. For this purpose fieldwork was conducted to obtain primary data from fishermen in the zone. The results indicate that effort applied to create different economi...

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Main Authors: Daniel Guerrero, Marcela Franco-Jaramillo, Jordi Rosell
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Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2018-01-01
Series:Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EARN/article/view/7407
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description In this paper we present a case study of the impoverished ornamental fishing situation in the Inirida Fluvial Confluence (IFC) in Colombia. For this purpose fieldwork was conducted to obtain primary data from fishermen in the zone. The results indicate that effort applied to create different economic activities have no significant impact on the income of fishermen. Community Agreements for Responsible Fishing (CARF) could be an effective policy for management of the resource; nevertheless, their establishment can bring a loss of livelihoods when there are no clear alternative income sources, and may be incompatible with poverty alleviation objectives. Due to this, alternative sources of income should also be promoted in policy-making.
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spelling doaj-art-190aef829e4044f8bb2355c4cb0365872024-12-02T04:38:51ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaEconomía Agraria y Recursos Naturales1578-07322174-73502018-01-011728110310.7201/earn.2017.02.044815The lack of alternative income sources: The case of ornamental fishing in the Inirida fluvial confluence, Colombian AmazonDaniel Guerrero0Marcela Franco-Jaramillo1Jordi Rosell2Universitat Autonoma de BarcelonaDepartment of Conservation. World Wildlife FundUniversitat Autonoma de BarcelonaIn this paper we present a case study of the impoverished ornamental fishing situation in the Inirida Fluvial Confluence (IFC) in Colombia. For this purpose fieldwork was conducted to obtain primary data from fishermen in the zone. The results indicate that effort applied to create different economic activities have no significant impact on the income of fishermen. Community Agreements for Responsible Fishing (CARF) could be an effective policy for management of the resource; nevertheless, their establishment can bring a loss of livelihoods when there are no clear alternative income sources, and may be incompatible with poverty alleviation objectives. Due to this, alternative sources of income should also be promoted in policy-making.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EARN/article/view/7407inland fisheriesnatural resource managementrural development
spellingShingle Daniel Guerrero
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The lack of alternative income sources: The case of ornamental fishing in the Inirida fluvial confluence, Colombian Amazon
Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales
inland fisheries
natural resource management
rural development
title The lack of alternative income sources: The case of ornamental fishing in the Inirida fluvial confluence, Colombian Amazon
title_full The lack of alternative income sources: The case of ornamental fishing in the Inirida fluvial confluence, Colombian Amazon
title_fullStr The lack of alternative income sources: The case of ornamental fishing in the Inirida fluvial confluence, Colombian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed The lack of alternative income sources: The case of ornamental fishing in the Inirida fluvial confluence, Colombian Amazon
title_short The lack of alternative income sources: The case of ornamental fishing in the Inirida fluvial confluence, Colombian Amazon
title_sort lack of alternative income sources the case of ornamental fishing in the inirida fluvial confluence colombian amazon
topic inland fisheries
natural resource management
rural development
url https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EARN/article/view/7407
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