Social Change in Scottish Fishing Communities: a Brief Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography
The Scottish Government commissioned this lierature review in order to gain a better understanding of how communities which have been involved in the fishing industry have been affected by wider changes in Scottish society and by the substantial changes that have occurred across the fishing and fisheries sector in recent years. The aim was to identify literature which would contribute to a developing evidence-base on changing social dynamics and structures in communities which have had some dependence on fisheries and related industries. A variety of search methods were used in order to compile as comprehensive a list as possible of relevant documents. This involved conducting internet research using general search engines (www.google.com) as well as those of the Scottish Government, other Government and voluntary sector sites, and research organisations such as the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fisheries branch library and the National Centre for Migration Studies on the Isle of Skye.
