While
data is still being collected for these projects, results from earlier
phases of our work on the Eastern Shore, in particular the Anthropology
of Pfiesteria project, have already been published. A list of
these publications and abstracts, when available, is below. Also
included are numerous presentations by the researchers.
DelMarVa Farmer : The Art of Farming article available
here.
Articles
2012 Local Cultural Models of Conservation and NGO Legitimacy. Priscilla Weeks, Jane Packard and Michael Paolisso. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. (forthcoming)
2011 Environmental Justice and Climate Change: Knowledge and Adaptation among African American Communities in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Michael Paolisso, Ashley Enrici*, Paul Kirshen, Ellen Douglas and Matthias Ruth. Weather, Climate and Society. (under review)
2011 A Cultural and Applied Analysis of Land Conservation. Michael Paolisso, Priscilla Weeks and Jane Packard. Human Organization. (under review)
2010 A Cultural Model Analysis of Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration. Michael Paolisso and with Nicole Dery*. Human Organization. Vol 69(2): 169-179.
2010 Potential Climate Change Impacts on the Chesapeake Bay. Raymond Najjar, Christopher Pyke, Mary Beth Adams, Denise Breitburg, Carl Hershner, Michael Kemp, Robert Howard, Margaret Mulholland, Michael Paolisso, David Secor, Kevin Sellner, Denice Wardrop and Robert Park). Estuarine ,Coastal and Shelf Science 86:1-20.
2007 Taste the Traditions: Crabs, Crab Cakes and the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Fishery. Michael Paolisso. American Anthropologist Vol. 109(4): 654-665.
2007 Cultural Models and Cultural Consensus of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab and Oyster Fisheries. Michael Paolisso. NAPA (National Association of Practicing Anthropologists) Bulletin 28: 123-133.
2006 Chesapeake Environmentalism: Rethinking Culture to Strengthen Restoration and Resource Management. Michael Paolisso. Chesapeake Perspectives Monographs, Maryland Sea Grant College.
2006 The “Art of Farming:” Exploring the Link between Farm Culture and Maryland’s Nutrient Management Policies. R. Shawn Maloney* and Michael Paolisso. Culture and Agriculture Vol.28(2): 80-96.
2006 Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay using a Non-Native Oyster: Ecological and Fishery Considerations. Michael Paolisso, Nicole Dery* and Stan Herman*. Human Organization Vol. 65(3): 253-267.
2006 Linking Estuarine Research to Local Community Heritage & Environmental Values: Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay. Lucinda Power and Michael Paolisso. Practicing Anthropology 29(1): 29-34.
Hockett Sherlock, Stacey
2002 Special Feature- Profile of Eldon Willing,
Jr. Watermen's Gazette 29(3):28.
Madison, Mary and Stacey Hockett Sherlock
2002 It's a Family Affair- Shedding Crabs in Maryland's
Lower Bay. Watermen's Gazette 29(8):3,22-23.
Ritchie, Amanda and Michael Paolisso
2002 Anthropology on the Chesapeake Bay. Watermen's Gazette
29(8): 24.
Paolisso, Michael
2002
Giving Voice to the Watermen. College Park
13(1):5.
Paolisso, Michael
2002 Blue Crabs and Controversy on the Chesapeake
Bay: A Cultural Model for Understanding Watermen's Reasoning about
Blue Crab Management. Human Organization 61(3):
226-239.
Abstract: Commercial fishers of the Chesapeake Bay, known throughout
the region as watermen, have depended for centuries on the Bay's natural
resources to support both their families and communities. Recently,
yield and population indicatiors have led marine scientists and natural
resource managers to conclude that the blue crab population is at
dangerously low levels and that reductions in commercial harvesting
is key to protecting the blue crab. Watermen agree that the
blue crab fishery is under intense pressure and see a role for science
and regulations in helping to sustain the fishery and their livelihoods,
but they question the scientific knowledge and are critical of the
governmental regulations. Watermen's knowledge, beliefs, and
values have not been explored for their potential as an alternative
or complement to scientific and regulatory approaches to addressing
problems of the blue crab fishery. This paper uses a cognitive
anthropology approach to enrich our understanding of watermen's cultural
and ecological knowledge, and to analyze that knowledge in order to
identify a cultural model of watermen's reasoning about blue crab
management.
Paolisso, Michael and Erve Chambers
2001 Culture, Politics, and Toxic Dinoflagellate
Blooms: The Anthropology of Pfiesteria. Human Organization
60(1): 1-12.
Abstract:
Applied anthropologists have joined forces with biological scientists
in studying the community and health effects of toxic dinoflagellate
blooms. This paper presents findings from a number of investigations
of the cultural, political, and health consequences of Pfiesteria
blooms. We argue that a unique role for applied anthropology
is to identify the cultural models of pollution and health that individuals
draw upon to understand complex environmental problems such as dinoflagellate
blooms. We also argue that anthropology must consider the political
factors that sharpen stakeholder interest in environmental events
and that lead to competeing policies and initiatives for natural resource
management and use. We review prior studies dealing with Pfiesteria,
discuss our field research, and conclude with recommendations for
applying a holistic approach to the study of blooms and related environmental
problems.
Paolisso, Michael and R. Shawn Maloney
2001 Building a Constituency for Applied Anthropology.
Practicing Anthropology 23(3):42-46.
Paolisso, Michael and R. Shawn Maloney
2000 Farmer Morality and Maryland's Nutrient Management
Regulations. Culture and Agriculture 22(3): 32-39.
Paolisso, Michael and R. Shawn Maloney
2000 Recognizing Farmer Environmentalism: Nutrient
Runoff and Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay Region.
Human Organization 59(2): 209-221.
Abstract:
Environmental anthropology can help make explicit the roles of beliefs,
values, and experiences in the formation of cultural models.
These cultural models allow individuals to understand complex environmental
problems confronting their communities and threatening their livelihoods.
We present results from an ongoing anthropological study of environment
and pollution on Maryland's lower Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake
Bay. We first notice how farmers view themselves as equally
if not more concerned about the evironment than urban residents and
identify key cultural themes or schemas that underlie farmer environmentalism.
Next, we compare the views of farmers and environmental professionals
on Pfiesteria through correspondence analysis of key terms.
In contrast to existing public opinion, farmers and environmental
professionals are similar in their general knowledge and views on
Pfiesteria. We conclude with arguments for integrating
farmer environmentalism into ongoing programs and policies to control
nutrient runoff and improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Paolisso, Michael, R. Shawn Maloney, and Erve Chambers
2000 Cultural Models of Environment and Pollution.
Anthropology News 41(2): 48-49.
Paolisso, Michael
1999 Toxic Algal Blooms, Nutrient Runoff, and Farming on Maryland’s
Eastern Shore. Culture and Agriculture 21(3): 53-58.
Book
Chapters
Paolisso,
Michael
2002 Weather, Blue Crabs and Chesapeake Bay Watermen:
Implications for Harvest Strategies and Fishery Management Policies.
In Ben Orlove and Sarah Strauss (eds.) Weather, Climate and Culture.
Berg. (in press)
Other
Publications
Paolisso, Michael and Erve Chambers
2002 Applying Consensus and Cultural Models to Improve Environmental
Decision-Making. Proceedings of the 2002 Decision-Making and
Valuation for Environmental Policy Progress Review Workshop.
March, Washington, D.C. Pgs. 12-13.
Hockett Sherlock, Stacey
2001, 2002 Skipjack Heritage Exhibit, Skipjack Races
and Land Festival. Deal Island, MD, August 2001 and 2002.
Paolisso, Michael and Stacey Hockett Sherlock, compilers
2001 Profiles of Skipjacks, Skipjack Captains, and
Community Members. Compiled for the 42nd Annual Skipjack Races
and Land Festival. Deal Island, MD, 2001.
Papers
Presented
Hockett Sherlock, Stacey
2002 Heritage Resources on Maryland's
Lower Eastern Shore. Paper presented at the Society for Applied
Anthropology Annual Meetings. Atlanta, Georgia, March 7, 2002.
Hockett Sherlock, Stacey
2002 Women Working in Maryland's Blue Crab Fishery.
Paper presented at the Graduate Research Interaction Day, University
of Maryland. College Park, MD, April 11, 2002.
Ritchie, Amanda and Michael Paolisso
2002 A Collaborative Learning Approach to Environmental
Conflict Management: The Case of Maryland's Blue Crab Fishery.
Presentation for the Chesapeake Bay Fellows Program, May 2002.
Paolisso,
Michael
2002 Blue Crabs and Controversy on the Chesapeake Bay:
A Cultural Model for Understanding Watermen’s Reasoning about
Blue Crab Management. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting
of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Atlanta Georgia, March 7,
2002
Paolisso, Michael and Stacey Hockett Sherlock
2002 Gender, Family, and Work in Maryland's Blue
Crab Fishery. Paper presented at the Demography and Inequality
Seminar Series. Univerrsity of Maryland, College Park, MD, April
12, 2002.
Paolisso, Michael
2001 Weather, Blue Crabs and Chesapeake Bay Watermen:
Implications for Harvest Strategies and Fishery Management Policies.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C, November.
Paolisso, Michael
2001 Culture, Commercial Crabbers and Resource Managers on the
Chesapeake Bay. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for Applied Anthropology, Merida, Mexico, March.
Paolisso, Michael
2000 Poultry Farming, Nutrient Runoff and Toxic Algal Blooms
on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting
of the Society for Applied Anthropology. San Francisco, California,
April.
Paolisso, Michael
1999 Cultural Constructions of Environmental Problems: The Case
of Pfiesteria Piscicida. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting
of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Tucson, Arizona, April.