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T1 Small but strong: socioeconomic and ecological resilience of a small european fishing community affected by a submarine volcanic eruption
A1 Gutiérrez Barroso, Josué
A1 Cruz Modino, Raquel de la
A1 Piñeiro Corbeira, Cristina
A1 Gonz´alez Cruz, Carla
A1 Barreiro, Rodolfo
A1 Batista Medina, José Antonio
A1 Pascual Fernández, José Jaime
A1 González, José A.
A1 Santana Talavera, Agustín
A1 Aswani, Shankar
A2 Sociología y Antropología
K1 Marine protected areas
K1 Natural hazards
K1 Resilience
K1 Small-islands
K1 Small-scale fisheries
K1 Volcanic eruption
AB Small-scale coastal fishing communities are facing many new challenges, such as rapid ecological changescreated by anthropogenic and natural events like earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. This paper explores how acoastal population has responded to such an event and highlights the diverse coping strategies used to tackle it.This research was conducted on the island of El Hierro (Spain), where a submarine volcanic eruption occurred in2011, affecting a multiple-use Marine Protected Area (MPA) and the nearby fishing community of La Restinga.Our study illustrates how the local population coped with this situation by combining multiple monetary andnon-monetary activities (e.g., informal exchanges) as well as the role of institutions in increasing local resilienceby supporting fishers’ demands and allowing their participation in the decision-making process in the immediatewake of a catastrophic event. Local families also exploited various natural resources in and near the MPA, thusensuring access to crucial marine resources and continued recreational/cultural services. The results suggest thatcollective action played a key role in the recovery process after the eruption, creating some advantages fordifferent local groups despite the hazardous nature of the event.
YR 2022
FD 2022
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RD 18-dic-2024