РИБАРИТЕ ВЪВ ВАРВАРА. МЕЖДУ ЗАНАЯТА И ТУРИЗМА
FISHERMEN IN VARVARA. BETWEEN CRAFT AND TOURISM

Summary/Abstract: The text traces knowledge, skills and cultural practices related to the local fishing community in the village of Varvara, in the southern part of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Their activities in the local community are described – as organizers of festivals, as participants in tourist accommodation, hunters in winter, fishermen most of the time. The local community recognizes fishing as part of a livelihood – a job that requires hard work and a regular presence at sea to succeed. At present, the cultural heritage of the fishing community is not perceived as a cultural value to be considered in terms of local wealth based on knowledge and skills. In other words, fishing is seen as a business, not a sparing form of relationship with natural resources. That is why the local cultural heritage needs protection and systematic monitoring, as the dynamics of interaction are strong, the conditions of fishing, the emergence of fish and its demand are changing, and the possibilities for heritage as a living practice are questioned.

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