Pandemic-driven changes in the nearshore non-commercial fishery in Hawai’i: catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behavior
Using social media, we collect evidence for how nearshore fisheries are impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic in Hawai’i. We later confirm our social media findings and obtain a more complete understanding of the changes in nearshore non-commercial fisheries in Hawai’i through a more conventional...
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| author | Timothy Grabowski Michelle E. Benedum Andrew Curley Cole Dill-De Sa Michelle Shuey |
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| description | Using social media, we collect evidence for how nearshore fisheries are impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic in Hawai’i. We later confirm our social media findings and obtain a more complete understanding of the changes in nearshore non-commercial fisheries in Hawai’i through a more conventional approach—speaking directly with fishers. Resource users posted photographs to social media nearly three times as often during the pandemic with nearly double the number of fishes pictured per post. Individuals who fished for subsistence were more likely to increase the amount of time spent fishing and relied more on their catch for food security. Furthermore, individuals fishing exclusively for subsistence were more likely to fish for different species during the pandemic than individuals fishing recreationally. Traditional data collection methods are resource-intensive and this study shows that during times of rapid changes, be it ecological or societal, social media can more quickly identify how near shore marine resource use adapts. As climate change threatens additional economic and societal disturbances, it will be necessary for resource managers to collect reliable data efficiently to better target monitoring and management efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13181158afaf45208834f07af4ea355c2023-12-03T10:30:05ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592023-03-0111e1499410.7717/peerj.14994Pandemic-driven changes in the nearshore non-commercial fishery in Hawai’i: catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behaviorTimothy Grabowski0Michelle E. Benedum1Andrew Curley2Cole Dill-De Sa3Michelle Shuey4U.S. Geological Survey, Hawai’i Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawai’i, United StatesPolitical Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United StatesAnthropology Department, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawai’i, United StatesEarth Systems Program, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United StatesDepartment of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawai’i, United StatesUsing social media, we collect evidence for how nearshore fisheries are impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic in Hawai’i. We later confirm our social media findings and obtain a more complete understanding of the changes in nearshore non-commercial fisheries in Hawai’i through a more conventional approach—speaking directly with fishers. Resource users posted photographs to social media nearly three times as often during the pandemic with nearly double the number of fishes pictured per post. Individuals who fished for subsistence were more likely to increase the amount of time spent fishing and relied more on their catch for food security. Furthermore, individuals fishing exclusively for subsistence were more likely to fish for different species during the pandemic than individuals fishing recreationally. Traditional data collection methods are resource-intensive and this study shows that during times of rapid changes, be it ecological or societal, social media can more quickly identify how near shore marine resource use adapts. As climate change threatens additional economic and societal disturbances, it will be necessary for resource managers to collect reliable data efficiently to better target monitoring and management efforts.https://peerj.com/articles/14994.pdfNearshore fisheryCOVID-19Behavioral sciencesNatural resource managementFisheries managementMarine management |
| spellingShingle | Timothy Grabowski Michelle E. Benedum Andrew Curley Cole Dill-De Sa Michelle Shuey Pandemic-driven changes in the nearshore non-commercial fishery in Hawai’i: catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behavior PeerJ Nearshore fishery COVID-19 Behavioral sciences Natural resource management Fisheries management Marine management |
| title | Pandemic-driven changes in the nearshore non-commercial fishery in Hawai’i: catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behavior |
| title_full | Pandemic-driven changes in the nearshore non-commercial fishery in Hawai’i: catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behavior |
| title_fullStr | Pandemic-driven changes in the nearshore non-commercial fishery in Hawai’i: catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pandemic-driven changes in the nearshore non-commercial fishery in Hawai’i: catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behavior |
| title_short | Pandemic-driven changes in the nearshore non-commercial fishery in Hawai’i: catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behavior |
| title_sort | pandemic driven changes in the nearshore non commercial fishery in hawai i catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behavior |
| topic | Nearshore fishery COVID-19 Behavioral sciences Natural resource management Fisheries management Marine management |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/14994.pdf |
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