Group Interview of Basket Trap Fishers Discussing Dangers and Rituals

Marie-Annick Moreau published an audio recording of a group interview with basket trap fishers on figshare in June 2026. The 109.2 MB WAV file captures men discussing their fishing practice, including dangers and prayers spoken at the start of fishing. The interview was conducted after they changed into dry clothes, sitting by a pond next to fishing camp shelters.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oral history narratives based on discussions of fishing practices and dangers.
• Studying traditional ecological knowledge based on descriptions of rituals like prayers at the start of fishing.
• Conducting linguistic or discourse analysis based on the conversational audio content.
• Researching socio-economic aspects of small-scale fisheries based on mentions of the fishing camp and motorcycle drivers.

Strengths

• Audio file is 109.2 MB, suggesting a potentially substantial recording duration.
• Dataset is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0, which clarifies permissible reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Marie-Annick Moreau via figshare

Collection Method

Ethnographic group interview, audio recorded.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 12:14:28; freshness should be verified.