Weather/Forecasting: A Fishers’ Forecaster
Action research by the University of Sussex is bringing fishermen and scientists together to track wind, and waves and save lives. Seen from the air, Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala state in south India, looks like a magic carpet – a long strip of golden sand separating a vast green canopy of coconut palms and the turquoise shimmer of the Arabian Sea. These sandy shores are home to the largest concentration of artisanal marine fishers in this part of the world – 42 villages spread along a 48-mile coastline. Many of these fishers are poor.
Title of publication: Samudra Report
Issue: 79
ISSN: 0973-1121
Page range: 43-45
Author: Max Martin
Organization: International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Year: 2018
Country/ies: India
Geographical coverage: Asia and the Pacific
Type: Journal article
Full text available at: https://www.icsf.net/images/samudra/pdf/english/issue_79/4360_art_Sam_79_A_Fishers_Forecaster_Max_Martin.pdf
Content language: English