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Sociological Baseline of Hawaii’s Longline Industry Stewart Allen and Amy Gough Most Caucasian boat owners dock at Pier 35 and 36, while two prefer Kewalo and several others prefer Pier 17. Research to date includes interviews with only six of the approximately 30 Caucasian longline vessels. These six report strong divisions within the Caucasian fleet, often based on place of origin (mainland East coast /West coast), amount of time in Hawaii's longline fleet, and personal differences. The Hawaii Longline Association (HLA) is the dominant source of information to these owners. Supplies are purchased almost entirely at a Caucasian supplier located close to the docks. HLA does provide information to all ethnic groups, although typically via Vietnamese and Korean representatives present at those meetings. IMPLICATIONS IMPLICATIONS There are approximately 35-40 Korean owned vessels, representing about 30 boat owning families. Almost all Korean vessels dock at Kewalo Basin. Among the Korean longliners, there are strong factions within the group. When at sea, Korean vessel owners communicate but to a limited extent. Many Korean vessel owners talk of the lack of solidarity among longline vessel owners. There are two Korean supply store owners. A formal Korean Longline Association (KLA) exists, catering to approximately 50 percent of the Korean fishermen. The KLA provides written publications and translations of important events surrounding the longline industry. Members within subgroups do socialize, however there is virtually no overlap between subgroups. DYNAMICS AMONG HAWAII’S LONGLINE VESSEL OWNERS DYNAMICS AMONG HAWAII’S LONGLINE VESSEL OWNERS Within the three ethnic divisions of captain/owners there are distinct differences in interaction. There are 32 Vietnamese boats, owned by approximately 26 individuals. All vessels dock at Pier 17, space permitting. The Vietnamese owners and captains rely on a great deal of solidarity within their network. There are two Vietnamese supply store owners, and the Vietnamese purchase from these individuals based on availability of products. Vietnamese communicate about fishing when at sea, and business and pleasure while in port. An informal Vietnamese Longline Association does exist, although it was more active in the past. Most information is passed on verbally, through community leaders. There are few divisions among Vietnamese vessel owners, and overall they exhibit a considerable degree of unity. METHODS METHODS We utilize semi-structured interviews with longline industry participants; there is no questionnaire, just a set of topics to cover at some point during the interview. Interviews are conducted in small groups or individually at diverse times and locations, including on board vessels, in respondents’ homes, at supply businesses, or within the pier or surrounding area. Respondents include Hawaii longline vessel owners, captains, crew, and support businesses. We use quota sampling based on the respondent’s role within Hawaii's longline industry, pier location, and ethnicity. The sample size is adaptive based on information gained and time available. ACTIVITIES TO DATE ACTIVITIES TO DATE •Hired four interpreters/ community liaisons to assist with the interviews. • Approval from the University’s Committee on Human Studies obtained for the research. • Qualitative (text) and quantitative data bases utilizing SPSS have been developed. • Paper accepted for presentation at 4th World Fisheries Congress. • Interviews with over 180 longline industry participants. However, these tendencies are not necessarily determined (although labeled) by ethnicity. For example, if a Korean boat owner spends time socializing with crew, allows socialization with local Filipinos, and is friendly in the work environment, this boat is not “Korean style” but “Local style.” Due to the transit visa restrictions keeping crew members within their pier area, a local community of Filipinos has emerged within the pier area to sell, trade, and socialize. Crew members have considerably different relationships with a local community of Filipinos, often determined by the rules and style of management imposed by owners. Many local Filipinos are related to longline crew and therefore frequent particular ports, often accompanied by local friends, further extending the network available to longline crew. The configuration and location of each pier also affects the nature of day-to-day life and community among the crew members. The majority of longline crew members, about 75%, are Filipino. Filipino crew commit to a one-year contract, working and living on the vessel while their families remain in the Philippines. With the help of one of the four manning agencies, crew members are recruited and brought to Hawaii utilizing transit visas. These visas restrict crew from leaving their “home” pier, making them desirable workers as they tend to the vessel in port. The majority of crew have worked in a number of commercial fisheries outside the Philippines, and strongly prefer tuna to swordfish longlining. Half of the Filipino crew have formal training and education in a marine field, but with the intent to work on a cargo vessel, which the majority would strongly prefer to longline. The Filipino crew are subject to immigration regulations and enforcement that sporadically deny entry into the U.S, often leaving them worried about their future in Hawaii. Filipino crew working in Hawaii's longline fleet are not necessarily faced with similar living, working, and personal situations in Hawaii. Vessels operated by Vietnamese, Koreans, and Caucasians have distinctly different methods of operation, and crew members have preferences regarding which vessels they find most appealing. HAWAII’S LONGLINE CREW HAWAII’S LONGLINE CREW Within the pier area, specific rules for the crew’s behavior during and after work are determined by the vessel owner. What the crew call “Vietnamese Style”, “Korean Style”, or “Local Style” imply different methods of operation, with local style often most preferable. Composition of Sample To Date 9% 3% 19% 63% 6% Korean Owners/Captains Caucasian Owners/Captains Vietnamese Owners/Captains Filipino Crew Local/Other crew CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS OF HAWAII’S OF HAWAII’S LONGLINE FLEET LONGLINE FLEET Many interviews remain to be conducted and full analysis has not even begun, so results are preliminary. As of March, 2004 we have interviewed 183 individuals involved with Hawaii's longline industry, reflecting about 60% of Hawaii-based longline vessels. These 183 participants include 58 vessel owners and captains, representing approximately 60% of Hawaii's longline owners and captains, along with 125 crew, representing slightly more than 30% of Hawaii based crew. The group of vessel owners and operators is composed primarily of Vietnamese, Korean, and Caucasian U.S. citizens (roughly one-third of each). Within the Port of Honolulu there are distinct ethnic concentrations. At Pier 17, the majority of vessels are owned by Vietnamese-born U.S. citizens; and are manned predominately by Filipino laborers. At Kewalo Basin the majority of vessels are owned by Korean-born U.S. citizens. Approximately half of the vessels are manned by Filipino crew, while half are manned predominately by Micronesian crew. Finally, at Pier 35-37, the majority of vessels are Caucasian owned. Crew on these vessels include Filipino, Micronesian, and local labor. NOAA Fisheries needs to be aware of the effect of its policies on crew availability. Among Korean, Vietnamese, and Caucasian boats, finding reliable crew is a dominant concern. Korean vessels further report considerable problems in finding captains, as many captains are growing older. Finding local crew is reportedly not easy, and most vessels opt to supplement Filipino crew with Micronesian laborers. Local or Micronesian crew are paid a percentage of the earnings rather than a set salary, and vessel owners often explain they are unable to cover trip expenses when utilizing local crew. Vessel owners continue to seek new opportunities for expanding the pool of available labor. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Magnuson Stevens Act and the National Environmental Policy Act require evaluations of the impacts on fishing participants and communities when fishery regulations, federal projects and environmental regulations are proposed. In Hawaii, management of the ethnically diverse and transitory longline industry has occurred with little understanding of socio-cultural impacts. The EIS on pelagic fishery management, for example, cited a study of laid- off sugar cane workers to describe the types of impacts that could be experienced by industry participants. This lack of baseline information prompted PFRP to fund an ongoing project to compile a socio-cultural profile of the industry to aid decision makers in their policy decisions. The longline industry in Hawaii is dynamic, with vessels and personnel entering and leaving the fishery from other regions. We are conducting interviews with longline captains, owners, crew, family members, and local fishing supply businesses. Interviewees provide information about their background, how they came to be involved in the fishery, the nature of their job, what they like most and least about their work, perceptions of the industry, and their community. The interviewees’ knowledge regarding fishing regulations and management and their adequacy is explored. Information is also collected on interviewees’ social networks, particularly regarding social and community ties. OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES Compile a comprehensive social and cultural profile of the Hawaii longline industry. • Provide social and cultural information to decision-makers on regulatory impacts and implementation strategies for the Hawaii longline fishery.

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Page 1: Hawaii’s Longline Industry Stewart Allen and Amy Gough Soc Baseline Poste… · At Kewalo Basin the majority of vessels are owned by Korean-born U.S. citizens. Approximately half

Soci

olog

ical

Bas

elin

e of

Haw

aii’s

Lon

glin

e In

dust

ry

Stew

art

Alle

n a

nd

Am

y G

ough

Mos

t Ca

ucas

ian

boat

ow

ners

doc

k at

Pie

r 35

and

36,

whi

le t

wo

pref

er

Kew

alo

and

seve

ral

othe

rs p

refe

r Pi

er 1

7.

Rese

arch

to

date

inc

lude

s in

terv

iew

s w

ith

only

six

of

the

ap

pro

xim

ate

ly 3

0 C

au

casi

an

long

line

vess

els.

Th

ese

six

repo

rt

stro

ng

d

ivis

ion

s w

ith

in

the

Cau

casi

an f

leet

, of

ten

base

d on

pl

ace

of o

rigin

(m

ainl

and

East

coa

st

/Wes

t co

ast)

, am

ount

of

time

in

Ha

wa

ii's

lo

ng

lin

e

fle

et,

a

nd

pers

onal

diff

eren

ces.

The

Haw

aii

Long

line

Ass

ocia

tion

(H

LA)

is t

he d

omin

ant

sour

ce o

f in

form

atio

n t

o t

hese

ow

ners

. Su

pplie

s ar

e purc

hase

d al

mos

t en

tire

ly a

t a

Cau

casi

an s

uppl

ier

loca

ted

clos

e to

the

doc

ks.

HLA

do

es p

rovi

de i

nfor

mat

ion

to a

ll et

hnic

gro

ups,

alth

ough

typ

ical

ly

via

V

ietn

am

ese

a

nd

K

ore

an

repr

esen

tati

ves

pres

ent

at t

hose

mee

tings

.

IMP

LIC

AT

ION

SIM

PL

ICA

TIO

NS

The

re a

re a

ppro

xim

atel

y 35

-40

Ko

re

an

o

wn

ed

v

es

se

ls,

repr

esen

ting

abou

t 30

boa

t ow

ning

fa

mili

es.

Alm

ost

all Ko

rean

ves

sels

do

ck a

t Ke

wal

o Ba

sin.

Am

ong

the

Kore

an l

ongl

iner

s, t

here

are

str

ong

fact

ions

with

in t

he g

roup

. W

hen

at

sea

, K

ore

an

v

ess

el

ow

ne

rs

com

mu

nic

ate

bu

t to

a l

imit

ed

ext

en

t.

Man

y K

ore

an

ve

ssel

ow

ners

tal

k of

the

lack

of

solid

arity

am

ong

long

line

vess

el o

wne

rs.

Ther

e ar

e tw

o Ko

rean

sup

ply

stor

eow

ners

.

A

form

al

Ko

rea

n

Lo

ng

lin

e Ass

ocia

tion

(KLA

) ex

ists

, ca

tering

to

app

roxi

mat

ely

50 p

erce

nt o

f th

e K

ore

an

fi

she

rme

n.

Th

e

KLA

prov

ides

writt

en p

ublic

atio

ns a

nd

tran

slat

ions

of

impo

rtan

t ev

ents

su

rrou

ndin

g th

e lo

nglin

e in

dust

ry.

Mem

ber

s w

ith

in s

ub

gro

up

s do

soci

aliz

e, h

owev

er t

here

is

virt

ually

no o

verla

p be

twee

n su

bgro

ups.

DY

NA

MIC

S A

MO

NG

HA

WA

II’S

LO

NG

LIN

E V

ES

SE

L O

WN

ER

SD

YN

AM

ICS

AM

ON

G H

AW

AII

’S L

ON

GL

INE

VE

SS

EL

OW

NE

RS

With

in t

he t

hree

eth

nic

divi

sion

s of

ca

ptai

n/ow

ners

the

re a

re d

istin

ct

diff

eren

ces

in i

nter

actio

n.

Ther

e ar

e 32

Vie

tnam

ese

boat

s, o

wne

d by

app

roxi

mat

ely

26 i

ndiv

idua

ls.

All

vess

els

dock

at

Pier

17,

spa

ce

perm

ittin

g. T

he V

ietn

ames

e ow

ners

an

d ca

ptai

ns r

ely

on a

gre

at d

eal o

f so

lidar

ity

wit

hin

thei

r ne

twor

k.

Ther

e ar

e tw

o Vi

etna

mes

e su

pply

st

ore

owne

rs,

and

the

Viet

nam

ese

purc

hase

fro

m t

hese

ind

ivid

uals

ba

sed

on a

vaila

bilit

y of

pro

duct

s.

Vie

tnam

ese

com

mun

icat

e ab

out

fishi

ng w

hen

at s

ea,

and

busi

ness

an

d pl

easu

re w

hile

in

port

. A

n in

form

al V

ietn

ames

e Lo

ng

lin

e As

soci

atio

n do

es e

xist

, al

thou

gh i

t w

as m

ore

activ

e in

the

pas

t. M

ost

info

rmat

ion

is p

asse

d on

ver

bally

, th

roug

h co

mm

unity

lea

ders

. Th

ere

are

fe

w

div

isio

ns

a

mo

ng

Vie

tnam

ese

vess

el o

wne

rs,

and

over

all

they

exh

ibit

a co

nsid

erab

lede

gree

of un

ity.

ME

TH

OD

SM

ET

HO

DS

We

u

tili

ze

sem

i-st

ruct

ure

d in

terv

iew

s w

ith l

ongl

ine

indu

stry

p

art

icip

an

ts;

the

re

is

no

ques

tionn

aire

, ju

st a

set

of

topi

cs

to c

over

at

som

e po

int

durin

g th

e in

terv

iew

.

Inte

rvie

ws

are

co

nduc

ted

in s

mal

l gr

oups

or

indi

vidu

ally

at

dive

rse

times

and

lo

cati

ons,

inc

ludin

g on

boa

rd

vess

els,

in

resp

onde

nts’

hom

es,

at s

uppl

y bu

sine

sses

, or

with

in

the

pier

or

surr

ound

ing

area

.

Res

pond

ents

in

clud

e H

awai

i lo

nglin

e ve

ssel

ow

ners

, ca

ptai

ns,

crew

, an

d su

ppor

t bu

sine

sses

.

We

use

quot

a sa

mpl

ing

base

d on

th

e re

spon

dent

’s

role

w

ithin

H

awai

i's

long

line

indu

stry

, pi

er

loca

tion,

an

d et

hnic

ity.

The

sam

ple

size

is

adap

tive

base

d on

in

form

atio

n ga

ined

an

d tim

e av

aila

ble.

AC

TIV

ITIE

S T

O D

AT

EA

CT

IVIT

IES

TO

DA

TE

•Hire

d fo

ur in

terp

rete

rs/

com

mun

ity

liais

ons

to a

ssis

tw

ith t

he in

terv

iew

s.

•Ap

prov

al f

rom

the

Uni

vers

ity’s

Co

mm

ittee

on

Hum

an S

tudi

es

obta

ined

for

the

res

earc

h.

•Q

ualit

ativ

e (t

ext)

and

qua

ntita

tive

data

bas

es u

tiliz

ing

SPSS

hav

e be

en

deve

lope

d.

•Pa

per

acce

pted

for

pre

sent

atio

n at

4th

Wor

ldFi

sher

ies

Cong

ress

.

•In

terv

iew

s w

ith o

ver

180

long

line

indu

stry

par

ticip

ants

.

How

ever

, th

ese

tend

enci

es a

re n

ot

nece

ssar

ily d

eter

min

ed (

alth

ough

la

bele

d) b

y et

hnic

ity.

For

exam

ple,

if

a Ko

rean

boa

t ow

ner

spen

ds t

ime

soci

ali

zin

g

wit

h

cre

w,

all

ow

s so

cial

izat

ion

with

loc

al F

ilipi

nos,

and

is

frie

ndly

in

the

wor

k en

viro

nmen

t,

this

boa

t is

not

“Ko

rean

sty

le”

but

“Loc

al s

tyle

.”

Due

to

the

tran

sit

visa

res

tric

tions

ke

epin

g cr

ew m

embe

rs w

ithin

the

ir pi

er a

rea,

a l

ocal

com

mun

ity

of

Filip

inos

has

em

erge

d w

ithin

the

pie

r ar

ea t

o se

ll, t

rade

, an

d so

cial

ize.

C

rew

mem

bers

hav

e co

nsid

erab

ly

diff

eren

t re

latio

nshi

ps w

ith a

loc

al

com

mu

nit

y o

f F

ilip

ino

s, o

fte

n de

term

ined

by

the

rule

s an

d st

yle

of

man

agem

ent

impo

sed

by o

wne

rs.

Man

y lo

cal

Filip

inos

are

rel

ated

to

long

line

crew

and

the

refo

re f

requ

ent

part

icul

ar p

orts

, of

ten

acco

mpa

nied

by

loc

al f

rien

ds,

furt

her

exte

ndin

g th

e ne

twor

k av

aila

ble

to l

ongl

ine

crew

. Th

e co

nfig

urat

ion

and

loca

tion

of e

ach

pier

als

o af

fect

s th

e na

ture

of

day

-to-

day

life

and

com

mun

ity

am

on

g

the

c

rew

m

em

be

rs.

Th

e m

ajori

ty o

f lo

ng

line

crew

m

embe

rs,

abou

t 75

%,

are

Filip

ino.

Fi

lipin

o cr

ew c

omm

it to

a o

ne-y

ear

cont

ract

, w

orki

ng a

nd l

ivin

g on

the

ve

ssel

whi

le t

heir

fam

ilies

rem

ain

in

the

Phili

ppin

es.

With

the

hel

p of

on

e of

the

fou

r m

anni

ng a

genc

ies,

cr

ew m

embe

rs a

re r

ecru

ited

and

brou

ght

to H

awai

i ut

ilizi

ng t

rans

it vi

sas.

The

se v

isas

res

tric

t cr

ew

from

lea

ving

the

ir “

hom

e” p

ier,

m

akin

g th

em d

esira

ble

wor

kers

as

they

ten

d to

the

ves

sel

in p

ort.

The

maj

ority

of

crew

hav

e w

orke

d in

a n

umbe

r of

com

mer

cial

fis

herie

s o

uts

ide

th

e P

hil

ipp

ine

s, a

nd

stro

ngly

pre

fer

tuna

to

swor

dfis

h lo

nglin

ing.

Hal

f of

the

Fili

pino

cre

w

have

for

mal

tra

inin

g an

d ed

ucat

ion

in a

mar

ine

fiel

d, b

ut w

ith

the

inte

nt t

o w

ork

on a

car

go v

esse

l, w

hich

the

maj

ority

wou

ld s

tron

gly

pref

er t

o lo

nglin

e. T

he F

ilipi

no c

rew

a

re

sub

ject

to

im

mig

rati

on

regu

latio

ns a

nd e

nfor

cem

ent

that

sp

orad

ical

ly d

eny

entr

y in

to t

he

U.S

, of

ten

leav

ing

them

wor

ried

ab

ou

t th

eir

futu

re i

n H

aw

aii.

Filip

ino

crew

wor

king

in

Haw

aii's

lo

nglin

e fle

et a

re n

ot n

eces

sari

ly

face

d w

ith s

imila

r liv

ing,

wor

king

, an

d pe

rson

al s

ituat

ions

in

Haw

aii.

Vess

els

oper

ated

by

Viet

nam

ese,

K

orea

ns,

and

Cau

casi

ans

hav

e d

isti

nct

ly d

iffe

rent

met

hod

s of

op

erat

ion,

and

cre

w m

embe

rs h

ave

pre

fere

nce

s re

ga

rdin

g w

hic

h ve

ssel

s th

ey f

ind

mos

t ap

peal

ing.

HA

WA

II’S

LO

NG

LIN

E C

RE

WH

AW

AII

’S L

ON

GL

INE

CR

EW

With

in t

he p

ier

area

, sp

ecifi

c ru

les

for

the

crew

’s b

ehav

ior

durin

g an

d af

ter

wor

k ar

e de

term

ined

by

the

vess

el o

wne

r. W

hat

the

crew

cal

l “V

ietn

ames

e St

yle”

, “K

orea

n St

yle”

, or

“Lo

cal

Styl

e” i

mpl

y di

ffer

ent

met

hods

of

oper

atio

n, w

ith l

ocal

st

yle

oft

en

mo

st p

refe

rab

le.

Com

posi

tion

of S

ampl

e To

Dat

e

9%3%

19%

63%

6%

Kore

an O

wne

rs/C

apta

ins

Cauc

asia

n O

wne

rs/C

apta

ins

Viet

nam

ese

Ow

ners

/Cap

tain

sFi

lipin

o Cr

ewLo

cal/O

ther

cre

w

CH

AR

AC

TE

RIS

TIC

S C

HA

RA

CT

ER

IST

ICS

OF

H

AW

AI

I’

S

OF

H

AW

AI

I’

S

LO

NG

LIN

E

FL

EE

T

LO

NG

LIN

E

FL

EE

T

Man

y in

terv

iew

s re

mai

n t

o be

cond

ucte

d an

d fu

ll an

alys

is h

as n

ot

ev

en

b

eg

un

, so

re

sult

s a

re

prel

imin

ary.

As

of M

arch

, 20

04 w

e ha

ve i

nter

view

ed 1

83 i

ndiv

idua

ls

invo

lved

wit

h H

awai

i's l

ongl

ine

indu

stry

, re

flect

ing

abou

t 60

% o

f H

awai

i-bas

ed l

on

glin

e ve

ssel

s.

Thes

e 18

3 pa

rtic

ipan

ts i

nclu

de 5

8 ve

sse

l o

wn

ers

an

d c

ap

tain

s,

repr

esen

ting

appr

oxim

atel

y 60

% o

f H

aw

aii'

s lo

ng

lin

e ow

ner

s an

d ca

ptai

ns,

alo

ng w

ith

125

crew

, re

pres

enti

ng s

light

ly m

ore

than

3

0%

o

f H

aw

aii

b

ase

d cr

ew

.

The

grou

p of

ves

sel

owne

rs a

nd

oper

ator

s is

com

pose

d pr

imar

ily o

f V

ietn

am

es

e,

Ko

rea

n,

an

d C

auca

sian

U.S

. ci

tize

ns (

roug

hly

one-

third

of

each

).

With

in t

he P

ort

of H

onol

ulu

th

ere

are

dis

tinct

et

hnic

con

cent

ratio

ns.

At

Pier

17,

th

e m

ajor

ity o

f ve

ssel

s ar

e ow

ned

by V

ietn

ames

e-bo

rn U

.S.

citiz

ens;

an

d ar

e m

anne

d pr

edom

inat

ely

by

Filip

ino

labo

rers

. At

Kew

alo

Basi

n th

e m

ajor

ity o

f ve

ssel

s ar

e ow

ned

by

Ko

rean

-bo

rn U

.S.

citi

zen

s.

Appr

oxim

atel

y ha

lf of

the

ves

sels

ar

e m

anne

d by

Fili

pino

cre

w,

whi

le

half

are

man

ned

pre

dom

inat

ely

by

Mic

rone

sian

cre

w.

Fin

ally

, at

Pie

r 35

-37,

the

maj

ority

of

vess

els

are

Cauc

asia

n ow

ned.

Cr

ew o

n th

ese

ve

ss

els

in

clu

de

F

ilip

ino

, M

icro

nes

ian

, an

d l

oca

l la

bo

r.

NO

AA F

ishe

ries

need

s to

be

awar

e of

the

eff

ect

of i

ts p

olic

ies

on c

rew

a

va

ila

bil

ity.

A

mo

ng

K

ore

an

, Vi

etna

mes

e, a

nd C

auca

sian

boa

ts,

findi

ng r

elia

ble

crew

is

a do

min

ant

conc

ern.

Kor

ean

vess

els

furt

her

repo

rt c

onsi

dera

ble

prob

lem

s in

fin

ding

cap

tain

s, a

s m

any

capt

ains

ar

e gr

owin

g ol

der.

Fin

ding

loc

al

crew

is

repo

rted

ly n

ot e

asy,

and

m

ost

vess

els

opt

to s

uppl

emen

t Fi

lipin

o cr

ew w

ith M

icro

nes

ian

labo

rers

. Lo

cal o

r M

icro

nesi

an c

rew

ar

e p

aid

a p

erce

nta

ge

of

the

earn

ings

rat

her

than

a s

et s

alar

y,

and

vess

el o

wne

rs o

ften

exp

lain

th

ey a

re u

nab

le t

o c

over

tri

p ex

pens

es w

hen

utili

zing

loc

al c

rew

. V

esse

l ow

ners

con

tinu

e to

see

k ne

w o

ppor

tuni

ties

for

expa

ndin

g th

e p

oo

l o

f a

vail

ab

le la

bo

r.

INT

RO

DU

CT

ION

INT

RO

DU

CT

ION

The

Mag

nuso

n St

even

s Ac

t an

d th

e N

atio

nal

En

viro

nmen

tal

Polic

y Ac

t re

quire

eva

luat

ions

of

the

im

pa

cts

o

n

fish

ing

part

icip

ants

and

co

mm

uniti

es

wh

en

fi

she

ry r

eg

ula

tio

ns,

fe

de

ral

pro

jec

ts

an

d en

viro

nmen

tal

regu

latio

ns a

re

pro

po

se

d.

In

Ha

wa

ii,

man

agem

ent

of t

he e

thni

cally

di

vers

e an

d tr

ansi

tory

lon

glin

e in

dust

ry h

as o

ccur

red

with

litt

le

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

soc

io-c

ultu

ral

impa

cts.

The

EIS

on

pela

gic

fish

ery

m

an

ag

em

en

t,

for

exam

ple,

cite

d a

stud

y of

lai

d-o

ff s

ug

ar c

ane

wo

rker

s to

de

scrib

e th

e ty

pes

of i

mpa

cts

that

cou

ld b

e ex

peri

ence

d by

in

dust

ry p

artic

ipan

ts.

This

lac

k o

f b

ase

lin

e

info

rma

tio

n p

rom

pte

d P

FRP

to f

und

an

ongo

ing

proj

ect

to c

ompi

le a

so

cio-

cult

ura

l pr

ofile

of

the

indu

stry

to

aid

deci

sion

mak

ers

in

the

ir p

oli

cy d

eci

sio

ns.

The

long

line

indu

stry

in

Haw

aii

is d

ynam

ic,

wit

h ve

ssel

s an

d pe

rson

nel

ente

ring

and

leav

ing

the

fishe

ry f

rom

oth

er r

egio

ns.

We

are

cond

uctin

g in

terv

iew

s w

ith l

ongl

ine

capt

ains

, ow

ners

, cr

ew,

fam

ily m

embe

rs,

and

loca

l fis

hing

sup

ply

busi

ness

es.

In

terv

iew

ee

s

pro

vid

e in

form

ati

on

a

bo

ut

the

ir

back

grou

nd,

how

the

y ca

me

to

be i

nvol

ved

in t

he f

ishe

ry,

the

natu

re o

f th

eir

job,

wha

t th

ey

like

mos

t an

d le

ast

abou

t th

eir

wo

rk,

pe

rce

pti

on

s o

f th

e in

dust

ry,

and

thei

r co

mm

unity

. Th

e in

terv

iew

ees’

know

ledg

e re

gard

ing

fish

ing

regu

lati

ons

and

man

agem

ent

and

thei

r a

de

qu

ac

y

is

ex

plo

red

. In

form

atio

n is

als

o c

olle

cted

on

inte

rvie

wee

s’so

cial

net

wor

ks,

part

icul

arly

reg

ardi

ng s

ocia

l and

com

mun

ity t

ies.

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

•Co

mpi

le a

com

preh

ensi

ve s

ocia

l an

d cu

ltura

l pro

file

of t

he H

awai

i lo

nglin

ein

dust

ry.

•Pr

ovid

e so

cial

and

cul

tura

l in

form

atio

n to

dec

isio

n-m

aker

s on

re

gula

tory

impa

cts

and

impl

emen

tatio

n st

rate

gies

for

the

H

awai

i lon

glin

efis

hery

.