Information about fishing culture in Aleut, Alaska.
Taken from: "The Best-Laid Plans: Limited Entry Permits and Limited Entry Systems in Eastern Aleut Culture", Reedy-Maschner, Katherine, Human Organization, Washington, 2007.
Important points: Examples of fishermen who were unable to financially recover from the institution of limited entry permits, and examples of fishermen who were able to recover by switching to other fields of work.
Blanket statement that limited entry permits solidified the class structure in Aleut, Alaska:
"It prompted those without permits to either emigrate or stay in the community and remain disenfranchised from captaincy. The policy solidified the structure in which men can achieve status and created a career crewmember class. It also changed the nature of subsistence obligations. Now those without permits must continually navigate relationships with those with permits to gain subsistence access. The plan also produced different life histories between men with permits and men without, where permitted men have stronger marriages and larger families. Thus, Limited Entry cemented a suite of limited entry relationships and further reinforced thousands of years of social hierarchy among the Aleut."
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Allison P St. Vincent
That's some interesting information. How might you (everyone) address this in your plan?
~Allison