The Role of Fisher Engagement in the Acceptance of Turtle Excluder Devices in Georgia's Shrimping Industry
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-13-2022
Publication Title
ICES Journal of Marine Science
DOI
10.1093/icesjms/fsac062
Abstract
The “Georgia Jumper” turtle excluder device (TED) is a rare example of a well-accepted conservation tool required by regulation. Mediated by the UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Georgia's shrimping industry was integral to the design, revision, and implementation of excluder devices, since the earliest “jellyball shooter” proposed to NMFS in 1980. This paper highlights fisher involvement in the creation of the popular “Georgia Jumper” TED. Both the Diffusion of Innovation and the Traditional Ecological Knowledge literatures stress the importance of meaningful engagement of user communities in the development of new management approaches, and make specific recommendations for improving uptake of new methods. Consistent with literature expectations, fisher and industry participation in the development, testing, and implementation of TEDs has been key to the general acceptance of TEDs in Georgia. This paper illustrates the importance of fisher participation in conservation efforts such as these.
Recommended Citation
Tookes, Jennifer Sweeney, Tracy Yandle, Bryan Fluech.
2022.
"The Role of Fisher Engagement in the Acceptance of Turtle Excluder Devices in Georgia's Shrimping Industry."
ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80 (3): 407-416: Oxford Academic.
doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsac062
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/soc-anth-facpubs/190
Copyright
Copyright © 2022, © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
Comments
Georgia Southern University faculty member, Jennifer Sweeney Tookes co-authored The Role of Fisher Engagement in the Acceptance of Turtle Excluder Devices in Georgia's Shrimping Industry.