Two years later, he reached Bissau City on the advice of his brother. There he was introduced to a Nigerian from Eno State who described handsome profits in buying smoked catfish from a Bijagós-Island SSF camp and shipping this back to Lagos. Regional entry-points into SSF therefore appear to have shifted through time ( Fig. 2) with the Bijagós archipelago becoming more significant in recent years. This is explained from two perspectives. Fishers describe industrial-scale activity dominating many

mainland ports Selleck LY2109761 (Conakry City, Freetown and Kamsar) such that operations for small-scale vessels are increasingly difficult. Traders describe how fish availability inside the mainland urban wholesale arena has declined on account of this industrial activity and exportation. As a result, new entrant traders (lacking any clientele) are advised to commence negotiations within rural isolated fishing camps, securing fish directly from fishers, processors and other traders. (i) Early starters Before turning to the wider objective of this paper,

Navitoclax research buy three major shortfalls are identified. Firstly, while the life-history interview technique can provide detailed contextual information, this study could not account for personal differences in accuracies or time perception. Triangulation of histories was largely impossible given the multitude of places from which respondents originated. Finally, due to logistic and time constraints the sample size of respondents is admittedly rather small. With these caveats now in mind, this discussion returns to the main analytical aim

of the paper. This study offers a unique insight into the strategies characterising entry into the commercial marine SSF sector of West Africa. The information gathered illustrates Forskolin that sector-workers (fishers and traders) originate from numerous circumstances, locations and backgrounds; their history material revealing a diversity of motivations behind adoption of SSF as an occupation. In-depth qualitative thematic analysis does suggest however that entrants׳ may conform to one of three key typologies. Many ‘early starters’ entered the fishing sector following its regional popularisation during severe droughts of the 1970s [39] and [25]. These individuals therefore harbour a wealth of knowledge; having commonly been involved in and navigated many decades inside the SSF sector. They provide insight not only into the cultural significance of access to fish; but also life-style adaptations required to migrate, catch, process, trade and transport SSF produce. Prevalence of this group suggests that fishing as a way of life, continues to retain at the very least a cultural (as well as social and financial) significance. Late starters’ are also prevalent among the SSF on Uno Island; a finding commensurate with other studies [40].