scholarly journals Participation, Power, and Equity: Examining Three Key Social Dimensions of Fisheries Comanagement

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Quimby ◽  
Arielle Levine
Keyword(s):  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Sustainable Livelihoods ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Ecological Benefits ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Critical Attention ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Context Specific

Comanagement of natural resources is a well-established approach to the management of common-pool resources such as small-scale fisheries, operating in multiple contexts and settings for over two decades. These programs are expected to be adaptable and promote social and ecological benefits, such as sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity goals. As programs mature, it is important to consider how some core principles of comanagement have manifested in practice, as well as whether they deliver on these promised benefits. Drawing from the conservation, small-scale fisheries, and fisheries management literature, this paper examines three fundamental principles of fisheries comanagement: participation, equity, and power. The conceptualization, definitions, and measures of each theme are presented, with discussion of the current gaps in the literature. We also demonstrate the deep interrelationships between these key dimensions of comanagement, and the need for greater attention to their combined influence on comanagement outcomes and processes. While the literature offers foundational ideas for incorporating these themes into fisheries comanagement practice, tethering these concepts to clear, but context-specific goals and practices is essential for improving social outcomes. We find that key goals of fisheries comanagement could be impeded by the lack of depth in addressing these themes in practice, and suggest the need for greater critical attention to their expressions in comanagement processes.

Developing a functional definition of small-scale fisheries in support of marine capture fisheries management in Indonesia

Marine Policy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 238-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Halim ◽  
Budy Wiryawan ◽  
Neil R. Loneragan ◽  
Adrian Hordyk ◽  
M. Fedi A. Sondita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries ◽  
Definition Of

An Analysis of Small-Scale Fisheries Management Status by Focusing on Degrading Fisheries Resources in the Sundarbans

2021 ◽  
pp. 189-213
Author(s):  
Indrajit Pal ◽  
Afshana Parven ◽  
Md. Ashik-Ur-Rahman ◽  
Mohammad Sofi Ullah ◽  
Khan Ferdousour Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries ◽  
Fisheries Resources ◽  
The Sundarbans

scholarly journals Enhancing coastal livelihoods in Indonesia: an evaluation of recent initiatives on gender, women and sustainable livelihoods in small-scale fisheries

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Stacey ◽  
Emily Gibson ◽  
Neil R. Loneragan ◽  
Carol Warren ◽  
Budy Wiryawan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Livelihoods ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries ◽  
Coastal Livelihoods

scholarly journals Five key attributes can increase marine protected areas performance for small-scale fisheries management

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Di Franco ◽  
Pierre Thiriet ◽  
Giuseppe Di Carlo ◽  
Charalampos Dimitriadis ◽  
Patrice Francour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries

scholarly journals PeskAAS: A near-real-time, open-source monitoring and analytics system for small-scale fisheries

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0234760
Author(s):  
Alexander Tilley ◽  
Joctan Dos Reis Lopes ◽  
Shaun P. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Source Monitoring ◽  
R Package ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries ◽  
Fish Catch ◽  
Catch Rates ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Species Specific

Small-scale fisheries are responsible for landing half of the world’s fish catch, yet there are very sparse data on these fishing activities and associated fisheries production in time and space. Fisheries-dependent data underpin scientific guidance of management and conservation of fisheries systems, but it is inherently difficult to generate robust and comprehensive data for small-scale fisheries, particularly given their dispersed and diverse nature. In tackling this challenge, we use open source software components including the Shiny R package to build PeskAAS; an adaptable and scalable digital application that enables the collation, classification, analysis and visualisation of small-scale fisheries catch and effort data. We piloted and refined this system in Timor-Leste; a small island developing nation. The features that make PeskAAS fit for purpose are that it is: (i) fully open-source and free to use (ii) component-based, flexible and able to integrate vessel tracking data with catch records; (iii) able to perform spatial and temporal filtering of fishing productivity by fishing method and habitat; (iv) integrated with species-specific length-weight parameters from FishBase; (v) controlled through a click-button dashboard, that was co-designed with fisheries scientists and government managers, that enables easy to read data summaries and interpretation of context-specific fisheries data. With limited training and code adaptation, the PeskAAS workflow has been used as a framework on which to build and adapt systematic, standardised data collection for small-scale fisheries in other contexts. Automated analytics of these data can provide fishers, managers and researchers with insights into a fisher’s experience of fishing efforts, fisheries status, catch rates, economic efficiency and geographic preferences and limits that can potentially guide management and livelihood investments.

scholarly journals STRATEGI PENINGKATAN PRODUKTIVITAS PERIKANAN SKALA KECIL BERKELANJUTAN DI KABUPATEN ACEH BARAT PROVINSI ACEH

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Teuku Amarullah ◽  
Mohamad Gazali
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries ◽  
Aceh Province ◽  
Data Analysis Methods

The strategy of productivity improvement of sustanable small-scale capture fisheries in West Aceh, Aceh Province was urgent for fisheries management. This research have been conducted for three months to begin from May until  July 2018. The aims of this study is to determine factors that affected Productivity improvment of sustanable small-scale capture fisheries and to develop strategies for improving productivity of sustanable small-scale capture fisheries in Aceh Barat, Aceh Province. The method used is a survey and study of literature. In addition to use a method of interview to social respondents. Data analysis methods are linear regression, descriptive and SWOT analysis. Results showed factors affected productivity of sustanable small-scale capture fisheries in Aceh Barat is capital, number of labour and the kinds of cpture boat.  While other factors such as the trip, age and level of college are  no effect. The strategy of increasing the productivity of sustanable small-scale fisheries in improving economy of fishermen in Aceh Barat district that can be applied: give subsidy, catching fleet and fishing and fishing equipment, financial management training, and financial institusional to provide alternative working for small-scale fisheries

scholarly journals The Importance of Values in Predicting and Encouraging Environmental Behavior: Reflections From a Costa Rican Small-Scale Fishery

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Sánchez-Jiménez ◽  
Douglas MacMillan ◽  
Matthias Wolff ◽  
Achim Schlüter ◽  
Marie Fujitani
Keyword(s):  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Ecosystem Modeling ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries ◽  
Management Measures

Encouraging people’s pro-environmental behaviors is an objective of Education for Sustainable Development. In the context of small-scale fisheries, unsustainable fishing practices are compromising the integrity of coastal communities and ecosystems. Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) is an ecosystem modeling software that presents interactions/changes in the food web as a result of fishing. Despite the multiple applications of EwE in fisheries management, it is unknown from a quantitative perspective whether the application of EwE trophic modeling in environmental education processes and management produces effects on norms and ecological beliefs, and if it alters behavioral intentions of the participants receiving ecosystem modeling information. We conducted a behavior change intervention with gillnet fishers in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, to compare antecedents of pro-environmental behavior between participants who received an ecosystem-based intervention (lectures containing EwE models; treatment) and those who received lectures that didn’t involve EwE (control). Based on theories of environmental psychology, we used a pre–post survey design, to evaluate changes between control/treatment, and to assess the influence of psychometric constructs and fishing characteristics on the behavioral intentions to support sustainable fishing measures and owning a fishing license (revealed behavior). Personal norms and values were significant at explaining management measures’ support, along with some fishing characteristics (e.g., fishing site). Deliberating about possible future scenarios (via EwE-modeling) helped reduce uncertainties, increasing legitimacy and a perceived behavioral control (PBC) to support measures. Currently, licenses in the Gulf aren’t granted under defined ecological criteria, and although altruistic-biospheric values scored highly before the intervention began, due to mistrust and high illegal-unlicensed fishing, fishers may be underestimating how much others care about the environment. Value-oriented and ecosystem-based interventions may assist to effectively redesign the licensing system and encourage fishers to support sustainable measures. Our research indicates the importance of education interventions that teach about the impacts of fishing in the ecosystem while helping participants to perceive themselves as capable of implementing actions (PBC) and expressing biospheric-altruistic values to restore trust. Redirecting human behaviors to reconnect with ecosystem resilience can be a leverage point for sustainability and for the compliance of small-scale fisheries management measures.

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