Article Title
Department
Anthropology
Disciplines
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Abstract
The goal of this ethnographic study is to document the way that tourism has affected the subsistence fishing activities on the island of Venado, Costa Rica. A key question is how tourism has forced the residents of this fishing community to make choices between a traditional economy and the need to survive in an expanding global market of ecological tourism. The method of research is ethnographic. The goal is to portray cultural issues through the life of the islanders. I hope that this research will create a better understanding of the cultural impact of global change on the people of Venado Island, as well as a wider appreciation of their rights and perspectives in this rapidly changing region of the Americas.
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Recommended Citation
Venegas, Maria D.
(2007)
"Generational Transition of Subsistence Fishing Practices in the Pacific Community of Venado Island, Costa Rica,"
McNair Scholars Research Journal: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 14.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/mcnair_journal/vol3/iss1/14
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Faculty Mentor
Dr. Robert McCarl