Doctoral Dissertation Research in Sociology: Perceptions ofFisheries Management on Lake Victoria, Tanzania

INT 93-20235哈里斯这项论文增强拨款为美国研究生道格拉斯·C·威尔逊提供部分资助，他在密歇根州立大学社会学系克雷格·哈里斯教授的指导下，研究坦桑尼亚维多利亚湖沿岸的渔业管理情况。这项研究将着眼于行业内的那些人如何看待现有的或拟议的几项管理法规，就其特定的经济利益和保护资源的利益而言。这项研究将使用多地点、多方法的方法来了解八个渔场的小规模渔民、加工者和贸易商以及三个主要湖滨城镇的大型渔民对渔业管理的看法。使用的方法包括正式调查、深度访谈、焦点小组和Q方法调查，以确定人们的看法如何根据地点、所追求的物种、所使用的技术、人口特征和不同行为者的类别而变化。这项研究将与坦桑尼亚渔业研究所合作，并由该研究所的人员提供协助。这项研究得出的维多利亚湖渔业选区的特征将提供给坦桑尼亚渔业当局，以促进未来管理方案的设计和实施。这项研究将为社会科学理解世界上最大的水生生态系统之一的重大生物变化做出重要贡献。这项研究可以提供有用的真实世界数据，以阐明是什么影响了人们对“搭便车”或“尊重公地”模式的行为。这笔赠款将启动一名年轻科学家参与一项比较研究计划，以评估和改进这种多地点、多方法方法理解公共池资源的有效性。***

INT 93-20235 Harris This dissertation enhancement grant provides partial support for a U.S. graduate student, Douglas C. Wilson, working under the guidance of Prof. Craig Harris, of the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University, to study the fisheries management situation on the Tanzanian shore of Lake Victoria. The research will look at how several existing or proposed management regulations are perceived by those in the industry, in terms of their particular economic interests and the interest of preserving the resource. The study will use a multi-site, multi- method approach to understanding the perceptions of fisheries management of small-scale fishers, processors, and traders on eight fishing beaches, and their large-scale counterparts in the three major lakeside towns. Methods to be used include formal surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, and a q-methodology survey to identify how perceptions vary according to location, species pursued, technology used, demographic characteristics, and the class of the various actors. The research will be done in cooperation with, and assisted by personnel from, the Tanzanian Fisheries Research Institute. The characterization of the constituencies in the Lake Victoria fishery that emerges from this research will be given to the Tanzanian fisheries authorities to facilitate the design and implementation of future management programs. This study will make an important contribution to the social science understanding of a major biological change in one of the world's great aquatic ecosystems. The research could provide useful real-world data to illuminate the issue of what influences behavior toward either the "free rider" or the "respecter of the commons" mode. The grant will launch a young scientist on a comparative research program to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of this multi-site, multi-method approach to understanding common pool resources. ***