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Engineering, Environmental
Dirk J. Steenbergen, Jacob Raubani, Sompert Gereva, William Naviti, Christopher Arthur, Ajay Arudere, Jayven Ham, Lucy Joy, Watisoni Lalavanua, Pita Neihapi, Akiya Seko, Hiroaki Terashima, Neil L. Andrew
Summary: Co-management approaches have become an integral part of coastal fisheries policy and planning practice in Vanuatu. This study explores the evolution of community based fisheries management (CBFM) and the factors that contribute to the scaling of CBFM initiatives. The success of a national program requires a strategic integration of various intervention pathways, including creating an enabling environment, building institutional and individual capacity, and implementing targeted innovative actions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alana Casagrande, Rita Salvatore, Oscar Jose Rover, Emilio Chiodo, Andrea Fantini
Summary: This paper analyzes the institutionalization processes and role of co-management in artisanal mollusc fisheries in two protected areas in Brazil and Italy. It explores how these networks are organized, the relationships social actors have developed for a sustainable fishery, and the potential for influencing environmental crises. Fishers' participation in co-management can lead to institutional innovations and stability, while offering insights into the connection between artisanal fishery institutionalization, resource co-management, and value aggregation for traditional seafood. Artisanal mollusc fishery co-management experiences can help in diagnosing early climate and environmental changes in the oceans.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
K. K. Baiju, Shinoj Parappurathu, S. Abhilash, C. Ramachandran, P. S. Swathi Lekshmi, Praveen Padmajan, Shelton Padua, Thomson Kaleekal
Summary: Fisheries governance is a dynamic process that requires careful decision-making by fishing communities and society as a whole to allocate resources and sustain the ecological, economic, and social viability of fisheries. By analyzing the interaction between various state and non-state governance institutions, effective socially acceptable solutions for the governance of modern marine fisheries along the South West coast of India have been identified.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
J. Virdin, T. Vegh, J-B Jouffray, R. Blasiak, S. Mason, H. Osterblom, D. Vermeer, H. Wachtmeister, N. Werner
Summary: The private sector is increasingly recognized as having the capacity to hinder efforts to achieve sustainable ocean-based development, but also to potentially lead towards sustainability and equity with the high level of concentration in the ocean economy.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Julia A. Bingham, Saul Milne, Grant Murray, Terry Dorward
Summary: The study examines the integration of Indigenous and scientific knowledge in coho salmon management in British Columbia, focusing on the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations and their collaborative efforts with other management bodies. Emphasizing a pluralistic, co-constitutive, and multiplicative approach to understanding Indigenous and scientific knowledge may offer better solutions for integration challenges. It highlights the importance of engagement with Indigenous community liaisons and deferral to Indigenous leadership to align management efforts with Indigenous structures, maintain ethical engagement, recognize Indigenous agency, and support effective conservation and management efforts.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Deborah Santos Prado, Cristiana Simao Seixas, Micaela Trimble
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of the co-management process and identifies factors that contribute to the progress of formal and informal co-management in two protected areas in coastal Brazil. The factors include catalytic factors such as crises and political identity, as well as structural factors such as community power and citizenship resources.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Rayhan Dudayev, Lugas Lukmanul Hakim, Indah Rufiati
Summary: This study examines the octopus fisheries governance in four villages in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and identifies the best practices for participatory fisheries governance at the village level. The research recommends incorporating participatory governance into octopus fisheries policy to allow active community participation in fisheries management.
Article
Environmental Studies
Olivia Livingstone, Brandon P. Anthony
Summary: This study documents the experience of the Grand Cape Mount County Co-Management Association in Liberia, the first of its kind. Despite achieving a number of successes, challenges such as lack of political will, financing, decision-making practices, and leadership structures still persist.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Renato Gozzer-Wuest, Rosa Amelia Vinatea Chavez, Gonzalo Olea Stranger, Gonzalo Araya Goncalves, Luciano Hiriart-Bertrand, Rolando Labrana-Cornejo, Enrique Alonso-Poblacion
Summary: Based on a survey conducted in 2019-2020, addressing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, developing a priority national research agenda to improve fisheries management in Chile, addressing the lack of legitimacy of the fisheries law, developing a new national fisheries policy, and updating the Artisanal Fisheries Registry were identified as priority topics for fisheries policy reform in Chile.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Marina Cucuzza, Joshua S. Stoll, Heather M. Leslie
Summary: Ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) and fisheries co-management have not received sufficient attention for their potential complementarity, with literature review showing that these two management concepts can be integrated in practice, with elements of co-management often seen in traditional management regimes and elements of EBFM appearing in fisheries co-management initiatives.
Article
Environmental Studies
Miguel F. Frohlich, Timothy F. Smith, Pedro Fidelman, Claudia Baldwin, Chris Jacobson, R. W. (Bill) Carter
Summary: This paper analyzes the use of adaptive management in coastal management near Florian ' opolis in Brazil, finding that vague legal provisions have led to reactive management and short-term coping strategies due to a lack of clear legal framework. It highlights the importance of finding a balance between legal certainty and flexibility for further research and legal reform in the field of adaptive coastal management.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Eranga K. Galappaththi, Marianne Falardeau, Les N. Harris, Juan C. Rocha, Jean-Sebastien Moore, Fikret Berkes
Summary: Arctic small-scale fisheries play a crucial role in the livelihoods, cultures, economy, and food security of Indigenous communities. However, resilience is rarely considered as a specific goal in Arctic fisheries management. This study presents a conceptual framework for implementing adaptive co-management that aims to build resilience within fishery social-ecological systems. The framework includes steps such as dialogue, participatory research, resilience-building actions, collaborative monitoring, and joint process evaluation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Julie Urquhart, Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Hannah Chiswell, Paul Courtney, Nick Lewis, John Powell, Matt Reed, Chris Williams
Summary: This paper assesses policy co-design through three case studies in the UK, focusing on tree/woodland management and fisheries. The challenges of co-design and recommendations for successful application are identified, highlighting the importance of stakeholder engagement in the early stages of policy development.
Article
Mathematics
Manuel Pacheco Coelho, Jose Antonio Filipe
Summary: This paper critically discusses and evaluates the political negotiations regarding biodiversity protection beyond national jurisdiction, applying game theory to fisheries management for insights. The research aims to contribute towards more qualified and grounded decisions, stressing the key role of cooperation in sustainable use of common resources.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jill H. Swasey, Suzanne Iudicello, Graeme Parkes, Robert Trumble, Kara Stevens, Martha Silver, Cheri A. Recchia
Summary: The Fisheries Governance Tool (FGT) is a comprehensive diagnostic tool based on evidence that allows stakeholders to track progress, identify challenges, and set improvement goals related to fisheries management. It relies on evidence across three components: laws and policies, capacity to implement policies, and the functioning and performance of fisheries.
