In September 2017, Hurricane María hit the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico threatening the economic and social viability of small-scale fisheries. This study describes the main results of a rapid socio-economic assessment of the storm’s impacts one year after it made landfall. María caused commercial landings to fall by 20% owing to the loss of productive assets, extended power outages, and the loss of customers. Most of the fishing activity recovered when electric service became widely available, particularly in the metropolitan area. The small-scale fisheries lost $17.8 million, excluding post-harvest impacts. Damaged fishing capital (vessel, engine, gear) and shoreside infrastructure accounted for 51% of the losses and forgone fishing revenue for the remaining 49%. The east coast was the hardest hit accounting for 48% of the domestic landing losses. Traps, handlines, and commercial diving suffered the most losses. Fishers reported losing 70% of their traps and having to dive in deeper waters for queen conch. Other than switching landing and marketing sites, few fishers changed their fishing and fishing-related practices probably because these were tuned to local ecological conditions and occupational multiplicity strategies. The study also found that bonding and bridging social capital contributed to the recovery of fishers’ livelihoods.

2017年9月，玛丽亚飓风袭击了波多黎各英联邦，威胁到小规模渔业的经济和社会生存能力。这项研究描述了对风暴登陆后一年的影响进行快速社会经济评估的主要结果。由于生产资产的损失，停电时间的延长以及客户的流失，玛丽亚（María）导致商业降落量下降了20％。电力服务普及后，大多数捕鱼活动恢复了，特别是在大都市地区。小型渔业损失了1780万美元，其中不包括收获后的影响。受损的捕鱼资本（船只，发动机，渔具）和海岸基础设施占损失的51％，其余49％的捕鱼收入被放弃。东海岸受灾最重，占国内登陆损失的48％。陷阱，手线和商业潜水遭受的损失最大。渔民报告说他们失去了70％的陷阱，不得不潜入更深的水域去捕捞海螺。除了改变登陆和销售地点外，很少有渔民改变他们的捕鱼和与捕鱼有关的做法，可能是因为这些做法已根据当地的生态条件和职业多样性策略进行了调整。该研究还发现，凝聚和桥接社会资本有助于渔民的生计恢复。很少有渔民改变他们的捕鱼和与捕鱼有关的做法，可能是因为这些做法已适应当地的生态条件和职业多样性策略。该研究还发现，凝聚和桥接社会资本有助于渔民的生计恢复。很少有渔民改变他们的捕鱼和与捕鱼有关的做法，可能是因为这些做法已适应当地的生态条件和职业多样性策略。该研究还发现，凝聚和桥接社会资本有助于渔民的生计恢复。