ABSTRACT
This study entitled «Fishing and fish
conservation by Nziou and Londji I populations in the Southern Cameroon region:
An anthropological analysis of choice and purpose of fishermen
know-how», aimed to identify the factors behind technical changes
and the degree of participation of local fishermen in the fishing activity. In
a context where permanent changes occur at the level of fishing techniques and
fish conservation, contrast remains between an all-out adoption of knowledge
and low participation and production of local fishermen. The main question that
served as guideline of our research was to know what socio-cultural factors
enhance the dynamics of know-how among Nziou and Londji I fishermen? This led
to certain anticipated responses with the main one asserting that at the level
of Nziou and Londji I villages, the preponderant place of fish in medicine and
feeding, inter-ethnic marriages and rites in connection with the fishing which
are losing value, given free rein to the rapidly changing fishing techniques
and fish conservation amount fishermen. The theories on which the data analysis
was carried out included ethnomethodology, cultural ecology and the theory of
anthropology of new institutionalism.
After analysis and interpretation, it was highlighted that the
factors of the dynamics of fishing techniques and fish conservation are both
internal and external. Amongst internal factors are the dominant place of fish
in the feeding and medical system of the population, the interethnic marriages
and fishing rites that are losing progressively their value. Meanwhile external
factors gather the efficiency of a technique, work in synergy, migration, state
and various development partners' support which accelerate the movement.
Regarding the degree of the involvement of stakeholders in the fishing
activities, the perception of availability of fishery resources ever available
as a resource by local actors, the diversification of production activities
leads fishing actors to reserve a small portion of time to each of their
occupations. The massive involvement of migrants in the strategic sector
fishing allowed them to maintain their position in the domain. Furthermore, the
mutation of fishing techniques and fish conservation generates in the daily
life of fishing actors an income growth, a reduction of workload and a
compensation of the deficit of fishing products. But also, they increase the
number of foreigner actors in the activity, the overexploitation of fish and
the emergence of some conflicts between the fishermen.
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Résumé
Abstract
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Introduction
Chapitre I: Description du cadre physique et humain des sites de
l'etude
Chapitre II: Revue de la littérature, cadre
théorique et dfinition des concepts
Chapitre III: Caractéristiques des techniques
endogènes de capture et de conservation des
produits de pêche dans les villages Nziou et Londji I
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