Search for dissertations about: "fishing culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words fishing culture.

  2. 1. Natives and their nature : essays on marine mammal conservation, fishing and the anthropology of Iceland

    Author : Niels Einarsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Iceland; fishing; culture; environmentalism; marine mammals; environmental perceptions; fisheries policy; Ethnology; Etnologi;

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  4. 2. Culture, Conflict and Crises in the Icelandic Fisheries : An Anthropological Study of People, Policy and Marine Resources in the North Atlantic Arctic

    Author : Níels Einarsson; Hugh Beach; Rob van Ginkel; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; environmental perceptions; fisheries governance; fishing culture; common property resources; economic crisis; human and animal rights; Iceland; marine-mammal conservation; privatization; whale watching; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Abstract : This thesis is offered as a contribution to studies of social and cultural change in the Icelandic fisheries and fishing communities. Such changes may be seen as a result of the interplay of internal dynamics with both national and global forces and processes, not least with regard to the impacts of fisheries governance. READ MORE

  5. 3. Changes, Activities and Bones : Intra-site analysis of the Pitted Ware Culture site Ajvide on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland

    Author : Alexander Sjöstrand; Sabine Sten; Paul Wallin; Gustaf Svedjemo; Kristiina Mannermaa; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Osteology; GIS; Archaeology; Stone Age; Middle Neolithic; Pitted Ware Culture; Bourdieu; practice theory; Gotland; Ajvide; ritual.; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Abstract : In this dissertation the structure, practices and evolution of a single Pitted Ware Culture site, Ajvide on Gotland, is explored and placed within the larger Pitted Ware Culture context. The site has been excavated over a period of 24 years, making it one of the most excavated Pitted Ware Culture sites in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 4. Noble Crayfish (Astacus astacus) in a Changing World : Implications for Management

    Author : Jenny K. M. Zimmerman; Thomas Palo; Nils Ekelund; Jostein Skurdal; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Noble crayfish Astacus astacus ; CPUE; climate change; water regulation; body growth; reintroduction; sustainable fishing; monitoring.;

    Abstract : The noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) is critically endangered in Sweden. This is mainly due to the crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci), a lethal disease that, among other things, can be spread through the stocking of fish from contaminated water or contaminated fishing gear. READ MORE

  7. 5. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CRISES IN SIERRA LEONE : The Role of Small-scale Entrepreneurs in Petty Trading as a Strategy for Survival 1960-1996

    Author : Fouday Kamara; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sierra Leone; Social Networks and Survival Strategies; Family Business; Poverty alleviation; Petty Trading; Entrepreneurship; Business Culture; Development Issues; Economic Political and Social crises; Social economics; Economics of development; Sierra Leone; Sociologi; Social ekonomi; Utvecklingsekonomi;

    Abstract : Sierra Leone is a small country with rich mineral resources such as diamonds, bauxite, gold and iron ore. Other resources include fishing, forestry and fertile agricultural land, which enable people to farm without any sophisticated methods of mechanization. READ MORE