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Constructing ‘The Stade’: Fishers' and non-fishers' identity and place attachment in Hastings, south-east England

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  • Urquhart, Julie
  • Acott, Tim

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Many coastal communities have strong links to fishing that span generations where fishing is a way of life that goes beyond the means to earning a living. Fishing's influence is not confined to those activities that take place at sea, but spills over onto land to create a particular identity and sense of place in coastal towns inherently linked to fishing. Using Hastings in south-east England, with Britain's largest beach-launched fleet, as a case study, this paper considers how marine fishing contributes to place-making. Through an examination of the physical environment and semi-structured interviews, the study found that fishers have deep attachments to the fishing beach, called the Stade, which also defines their identity as individuals and as a fishing community. Non-fishers also value the contribution that fishing makes to the character of the town and its importance for related industries such as tourism. A deeper understanding of the attachments that fishers and non-fishers form with fishing places is needed to inform both local planning and regeneration strategies and, more broadly, fisheries and marine policy.

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  • Urquhart, Julie & Acott, Tim, 2013. "Constructing ‘The Stade’: Fishers' and non-fishers' identity and place attachment in Hastings, south-east England," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 45-54.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:37:y:2013:i:c:p:45-54
    DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.04.004
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