title: From Reef to Table: Social and Ecological Factors Affecting Coral Reef Fisheries, Artisanal Seafood Supply Chains, and Seafood Security.
abstract: Ocean and coastal ecosystems provide critical fisheries, coastal protection, and cultural benefits to communities worldwide, but these services are diminishing due to local and global threats. In response, place-based strategies involve communities and resource users in management have proliferated. Here, we present a transferable community-based approach to assess the social and ecological factors affecting resource sustainability and food security in a small-scale, coral reef fishery. Our results show that this small-scale fishery provides large-scale benefits to communities, including 7,353 ± 1547 kg yr(-1) (mean ± SE) of seafood per year, equating to >30,000 meals with an economic value of $78,432. The vast majority of the catch is used for subsistence, contributing to community food security: 58% is kept, 33.5% is given away, and 8.5% is sold. Our spatial analysis assesses the geographic distribution of community beneficiaries from the fishery (the "food shed" for the fishery), and we document that 20% of seafood procured from the fishery is used for sociocultural events that are important for social cohesion. This approach provides a method for assessing social, economic, and cultural values provided by small-scale food systems, as well as important contributions to food security, with significant implications for conservation and management. This interdisciplinary effort aims to demonstrate a transferable participatory research approach useful for resource-dependent communities as they cope with socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental change.
authors.affiliation: Conservation International, Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans, 7192 Kalaniana'ole Hwy, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America; Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, 99 Pacific Street, Monterey, California, United States of America.
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kittinger
authors.affiliation: Conservation International, Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans, 7192 Kalaniana'ole Hwy, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America.
authors.forename: Lida T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Teneva
authors.affiliation: Fisheries Ecology Research Lab, Department of Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America.
authors.forename: Haruko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.affiliation: Fisheries Ecology Research Lab, Department of Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America.
authors.forename: Kostantinos A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Stamoulis
authors.affiliation: Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, 99 Pacific Street, Monterey, California, United States of America.
authors.forename: Daniela S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kittinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America.
authors.forename: Kirsten L L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Oleson
authors.affiliation: The Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i, 923 Nu'uanu Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Conklin
authors.affiliation: Hui Aloha Kīholo, Kīholo Bay, Hawaii, United States of America.
authors.forename: Mahana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Hui Aloha Kīholo, Kīholo Bay, Hawaii, United States of America.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilcox
authors.affiliation: Fisheries Ecology Research Lab, Department of Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America; Pristine Seas, National Geographic Society, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Friedlander
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D057894:Coral Reefs; D005398:Fisheries / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology; D005523:Food Supply; D006254:Hawaii; D017747:Seafood / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors