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Ethnoichthyology of Southeast Alaska
2015 WAISC Presentation
Andrew Thomason BLA Anthropology and Biology
"Ethnobiology and ethnomedicine are exciting and revolutionary multidisciplinary fields at the center of many current debates on culturally appropriate management of the biodiversity and the human and animal health."
- Andrea Pieroni, Editor and Chief, Journal of Ethnobiology and
Ethnomedicine
Methods
Semi-directed interviews with commercial fishermen
Selection for adults (>18 years old) with at least 3 years or seasons of experience
52 Interview Conducted in Juneau, Kodiak, and Sitka
Results
Body Art
Termination
Home/Office Art
Policy Issue
Deaths via Fishing
MarMam
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Quantitative Analysis via Chi-squared Testing of Categorical Data
State of Origin and Years Fishing
Gender and Fish Representation
Years Fishing and Regulation Concerns
State of Origin and Regulation Concerns
-0.18205
-0.0533
-0.02876
-0.25533
Results Continued
Alpha .05/95% Confidence
Qualitative ResultsReoccurring Beliefs and
Practices:
• Sympathetic Magic
• Ladies on the Vessel
• Rainy Days and Salmon
• First Catch Sacrifice
Results Continued
Environmental Policies: Kudos and Complaints
Kudos• Maintains Fish Stocks
• Reprimands Over-harvest
• Maintains Local Economies
• Maximizes Fishermen Livelihood
Complaints• Political (Permit Stacking)
• Unfair to Alaska Natives
• Marine Mammal Protection/Violence
• Not Well Understood
Ethnoichthyological Conclusions
Syncretic Ecological Knowledge and Cooperative Management
Fish are "out there", seemingly apart from local commercial fishermen- as reflected in sociocultural phenomena
Gender representation and identity, both dynamic, seemingly in flux
Acknowledgements
Dr. Erica Hill, The URECA Committee, Kim Stewart Greinier, the Kimmel Family for hosting me in Sitka, Nathan Bodenstadt, Point Abercrombie Park Staff, Dr. Brian
Vandernaald, the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak and Brian Fraley, and my
informants during the study