Kopački Rit Traditional Fishing as Cultural Tourism Potential and Environmental Protection Measure
Kopački Rit Traditional Fishing as Cultural Tourism Potential and Environmental Protection Measure
Author(s): Zlata Živaković- Kerže, Darko MrkonjićSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Energy and Environmental Studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Rural and urban sociology, Tourism
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet
Keywords: Kopački Rit; the Danube; ecosystem; wetland; traditional fishing; cultural heritage; tourism;
Summary/Abstract: Kopačevo is a Croatian Danube Region wetland village where a unique type of fishery was developed. Due to the late 20th century ban on fishing and related traditional activities, today the last generation of fishermen, who have these skills, has all but disappeared. At the same time, this represents a threat to the ecosystem, because without maintenance the meanders are disappearing due to the plant deposits. Consequently, the Traditional Fishing Society seeks to protect the traditional skills as cultural property, tourism potential, and an environmental protection and monitoring measure. The aim of the research was to estimate the environmental, cultural, and economic sustainability of a possible revitalization of traditional fishing in Kopački Rit.
Journal: Studia ethnologica Croatica
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 113-145
- Page Count: 33
- Language: English