Major_themes_from_WHI_fisher-shark_interaction_interviews.csv

Descriptions of important contextual dynamics of the fishing community in Kona, including fishing practices, fishing grounds, changes through time, and social contexts.

Descriptions of the material and logistical attributes of fishing practice in Kona, including fishing methods, gear, processing methods, target species, trip length, and time of day.

Descriptions of fishing grounds and areas used by the small boat fleet.

Descriptions of competition within West Hawai'i fisheries, and between its fishers and high seas fisheries (e.g., longline and purse seine).

Descriptions of cooperation within West Hawai'i fisheries participants.

Descriptions of West Hawai'i culture, often in reference to fishing. Sometimes juxtaposed against that of neighbor islands or state-external cultures.

Descriptions of the West Hawai'i fishing community and its activities as visible.

Descriptions of changes in the West Hawai'i community through time, mostly in reference to fishing.

Descriptions of the West Hawai'i fishing community's economic contexts and considerations, including demand, market competition, fishing costs, fishery participation, and food security.

Comments about demand for various fisheries products and consumption of fish Includes comments about fish as a healthy food.

Many of these are descriptions of how competition makes being a fisherman more difficult, including identifications of "them" in an us vs. them mentality (e.g., the rich, the non-locals, the weekend warriors, the industrial fisheries).

Descriptions of the inputs to fishing activity increasing through time (e.g., fuel, ice, bait).

Descriptions of changes or challenges in fishery participation.

Descriptions of food (in)security in the West Hawai'i community or its parent economies.

Descriptions of various aspects of fisher identity, including demographic information and personality traits.

Parent node to various demographic variables.

Parent node to various personality traits that emerged from fisher interviews.

Descriptions of the underlying, value-laden motivations for behavior and behavior change relative to info-sharing, shark-handling, and fishing.

Parent node for various fishing motives.

Parent node for various info-sharing motives.

Parent node for various behavioral motives, primarily as they are relevant to shark-handling practices.

Descriptions of miscellaneous value and belief systems that guide fisher practices.

Explicit discussions of fishers using all parts of their catch, or chastising others for wasting catch.

Descriptions of karma acquired through social interactions and fishing practices as affecting one's own fortune, especially with regard to fishing.

Descriptions of mismatches between contemporary resource management contexts/needs and traditional management strategies relying on an idyllic return to the past, especially in reference to Hawaiian resource governance structures.

Descriptions of the relationship between small boat fishers' experiences in Hawai'i fisheries and human well-being.

Descriptions of the relationship between fishing and financial well-being, or security.

Descriptions of the relationship between fishing and fishers' physical well-being.

Descriptions of the relationship between fishing and family well-being.

Descriptions of info-sharing practices in the West Hawai'i small boat fishery.

Parent node to the types of information discussed during interview.

Descriptions of the various methods and sources of useful information; primarily fishing information, but also related to management.

Descriptions of the size of fishers' info-sharing circles (e.g., the number of fishing peers with which information is shared regularly).

Descriptions of how partners in info-sharing are identified and/or weeded out.

Descriptions of fishers guarding information, whether actively or passively (e.g., by not volunteering info).

Parent node to all shark-related discussions during fisher interviews.

Parent node to all species of shark discussed during interviews. Child nodes basically function as a tracking index for species-specific shark descriptions.

Descriptions of shark interaction frequency.

Descriptions of the factors that affect the likelihood of shark interactions.

Descriptions of fishers' decision-making processes with regard to shark-handling.

Descriptions of fishers' various perceptions and concepts of what a shark means to society, to them, and to their fishing opportunities.

Comments about not devoting much thought or conversational energy sharks or shark observation prior to interview.

Descriptions of shark behavior.

Descriptions of shark size.

Descriptions of non-shark predators affecting fishing activity.

Parent node to all management-related discussions during fisher interviews.

Descriptions of not enough regulation or management, or user groups/areas that are relatively unregulated.

Descriptions of too much regulation or an overconcentration of management focus.

Descriptions of sustainability or stewardship-minded practices that fishers impose upon themselves.

Descriptions of characteristics of management that affect the way fishers perceive its legitimacy.

Descriptions of a lack of, and therefore a need for more compromise in resource management Some call for utilitarian approach ("greatest benefit for most people") in pursuit of win-win solutions.

Descriptions of regulations and management as stagnant or lacking adaptivity.

Descriptions of various regulatory tools used by fisheries management.

Descriptions of secondary, unexpected outcomes resulting from management or regulations.

Descriptions of protected species management.

Examples of and opportunity for fisher engagement.

Descriptions of fisher engagement driven by fishers' defense of fishing access or activity.

Descriptions of opportunity (and lack thereof) for fishers' voices to be heard Includes descriptions of what follows after fishers provide their input.

Descriptions of fishers' lack of motivation to engage with researchers/managers or voice their opinions.

Descriptions of fears held by fishers when engaging with researchers or managers.

Descriptions of fishers ceasing to participate, or losing hope in fisher engagement opportunities.

Thoughts on the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of different engagement strategies.

Descriptions of various forums for fisher engagement.

Descriptions of social relationships and power relations between individuals and groups based on capital, political power, visibility, etc. Themes are organized by actor groups.

Descriptions of the managers' power.

Descriptions of fisher groups' power, or lack thereof.

Descriptions of researchers' power.

Descriptions of power in the tourism industry.

Descriptions of environmental interests' power.

Descriptions of industrial fisheries' power.

Descriptions of the wealthy as powerful.

Descriptions of power and influence in the media.

Descriptions of the power exercised by NGOs.

Descriptions of funding affording power to those who can access it.

Parent node to various types of knowledge identified during interview.

Descriptions of experiential knowledge.

Descriptions of knowledge that is shared and co-produced between groups (e.g., fishers, scientists, managers).

Descriptions and perceptions of the knowledge held by scientists and managers, acquired through research or formal education.

Descriptions of knowledge that is passed from fisher to fisher, often between generations.

Descriptions of knowledge contributing to bioecological understanding.

Descriptions of cultural knowledge.

Descriptions of fisheries (management) and the marine environment from Hawai'i-external geographies.

Index of institutions discussed during interviews.

References made to the Hawai'i State Department of Land and Natural Resources during interview.

References made to the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council during interview.

References made to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration during interview.

References made to HFACT during interview.

References made to The Nature Conservancy during interview.

References made to the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group during interview.

References made to the West Hawai'i Fishery Council during interview.

References made to the Coast Guard during interview.

References made to the Hawai'i Boating Association during interview.

Index of names brought up regularly during interviews Child nodes hidden from Codebook for confidentiality.

Tracking node for noteworthy stories encountered during interview.

Tracking node for illustrative quotes that emerged from interviews.