2013年3月,我们在江西省鄱阳湖区展开了渔民生活现状的调查。其间,我们见到一份渔民的请愿书。撇开其中的情绪化内容,可以看到这份请愿书是渔民因两个方面的现实状况而提出的:一是有关捕捞许可证的问题,二是渔民转产问题。渔民关于补发捕捞许可证的请求,表明了他们希望继续从事捕捞活动,与之相对,有关渔民转产的要求,则反映了他们寻找其他出路,从而脱离渔民身份的心声。如此看来,这份请愿 In March 2013, we conducted a survey on the current status of fishermen in Poyang Lake Area, Jiangxi Province. In the meantime, we saw a fishermen’s petition. Apart from the emotional content, we can see that this petition is made by fishermen on the basis of two aspects: First, the issue of fishing licenses and second, the conversion of fishermen. Fishermen’s request for reissue of fishing permits shows that they want to continue their fishing activities. In contrast, the request for conversion of fishermen reflects their desire to find other ways out of fisheries. It seems that this petition