Table 1.
Adaptive capacity criteria.
Fig 1.
Arc diagram depicting fishers’ (n = 8,576) connections to state and federal fisheries based on the portfolio of licenses that individuals hold. Fisheries are connected by arcs in instances where at least one fisher has access to both fisheries. Intensity and thickness of arcs are based on the number of links (i.e., number of harvesters). Node size reflects overall connectedness of each fishery. Note: (1) greater connectivity within federal fisheries (orange nodes); (2) high overall connectivity to the state and federal lobster fisheries; and (3) relatively weak links between state and federal fisheries. In cases where multiple license types exist for a single species: (D) = drag gear; (H) = hand harvesting; (S) = state license; (F) = federal license.
Fig 2.
Illustration of the hierarchical typology of fisheries based on the assemblages of state and federal licenses commercial fishers in Maine held during 2014. Typology includes five levels starting with Level 1 in the center and moving outwards to Level 5. Each level (moving away from the center) is progressively more narrowly defined and therefore more homogenous. Numbers in the illustration correspond to the ID numbers in Table 2, which provides a description of each portfolio type with at least 10 individuals. The illustration does not include groups with fewer than 5 individuals although the results reported in this paper include data from all groups (n = 620).
Table 2.
Primary types of fishers.
Fig 3.
Histogram depicting Adaptability Index scores (n = 620). Scores range from low (≤50) to medium (51–82) to high (≥83). Scores for each group in the typology are presented in S1 Table.