Fishing Nets between Two Seas: Guilds and Ship-Owner Associations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean Fishing Grounds of Andalusia

Abstract

This study examines the organizational network of the extractive sector
in Andalusian fi shing enclaves. For this, we have evaluated 6 types of
informal and institutional relationships between a total of 30 guilds and
ship-owner associations in 21 Andalusian fi shing ports. The analyzed
networks were found to have a core-periphery structure with the guilds
playing a central role. The QAP procedure was used to identify two
distinct contexts of relationship formation: informal meetings and the
government fi shing network (corresponding to formal meetings, such as
fi shing tables, port assemblies and fi shing quota negotiations). We
verifi ed the existence of signifi cant homophily dynamics based on both
fi shing ground and organization type.