6. Discussion of the Resilience Strategies

The previous chapter has demonstrated how English inshore fishers have coped with the many challenges they have faced during the last 30 years. Some fishers have dropped out of the sector, but the remainder have adopted a variety of resilience strategies in order to survive, including passive, adaptive and transformative responses. In this discussion chapter, we seek to understand the drivers and implications of these resilience strategies by addressing five key questions: What are the factors that determine English SSF’s choice of resilience strategies? What is the role of Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) in influencing the choice of those resilience strategies? Can different resilience strategies co-exist? Are there any trends in resilience strategies? Are some resilience strategies more sustainable than others?