They provide millions of people with food and livelihoods. Global and local stressors, however, threaten these services. To better understand the benefits from ocean environments, this study investigated how an artisanal fishery supports a community.
This study uses a community-based approach to assess the factors affecting resource sustainability and food security in a small-scale coral reef fishery.
The study found that the small-scale Kiholo Bay fishery provides communities with large-scale benefits.
"This coral reef fishery generates diverse social, economic, and cultural values, which support the health and well-being of the Kiholo community," said lead researcher Dr. Jack Kittinger, director of Conservation International's Hawai'i program. "These benefits are likely common to coral reef fisheries across the globe, supporting key food security functions, cultural practices as well as local livelihoods."
The results of the study suggest that similar coral reef fisheries around the world provide the people who depend on them with the same types of benefits.
The survey found that 58 percent of the caught seafood is kept for home consumption, 34 percent is given away and only 8 percent sold to commercial markets.
"We found that the vast majority of the catch is kept for home consumption or given away as part of cultural practices, showing the important role that this bay plays in sustaining our community," said Jenny Mitchell, a board member of Hui Aloha Kiholo. "When Kiholo thrives, so do we."
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By surveying fishermen for an entire year, researchers were able to estimate that the fishery produced more than 7,300 pounds of seafood per year for the community of people.
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Pertanyaan
1. What can be inferred from the passage?