2011
DOI: 10.1038/nature09689
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Leadership, social capital and incentives promote successful fisheries

Abstract: One billion people depend on seafood as their primary source of protein and 25% of the world's total animal protein comes from fisheries. Yet a third of fish stocks worldwide are overexploited or depleted. Using individual case studies, many have argued that community-based co-management should prevent the tragedy of the commons because cooperative management by fishers, managers and scientists often results in sustainable fisheries. However, general and multidisciplinary evaluations of co-management regimes a… Show more

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“…However, agency clearly plays a role at each stage of the process. Key persons can play pivotal roles in such learning processes including providing leadership, building trust, developing visions, and sense-making (Westley 2002;Olsson et al 2004;Huitema and Meijerink 2009;Gutiérrez et al 2011). These individuals can be important brokers for connecting people and networks (Bebbington 1997;Crona 2006;Ernstson et al 2010) and also play a key role as nodes in learning networks (Manring 2007).…”
Section: Connecting the Two: The Role Of Agency In Transformationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, agency clearly plays a role at each stage of the process. Key persons can play pivotal roles in such learning processes including providing leadership, building trust, developing visions, and sense-making (Westley 2002;Olsson et al 2004;Huitema and Meijerink 2009;Gutiérrez et al 2011). These individuals can be important brokers for connecting people and networks (Bebbington 1997;Crona 2006;Ernstson et al 2010) and also play a key role as nodes in learning networks (Manring 2007).…”
Section: Connecting the Two: The Role Of Agency In Transformationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Galician fisheries administration only considers the BFAs as biologists not recognizing their social role. Nevertheless, it has been demonstrated that social issues like community leaders, robust social capital, and clear incentives are of critical importance for promoting successful fisheries in co-management regimes (Gutiérrez et al 2011). Social aspects should be in the core of the training program mentioned before.…”
Section: Some Weak Points Of the Tas Programmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In one study, for instance, 130 co-managed fisheries across 44 countries were surveyed and coupled with Ostrom's categories of socialecological systems to produce a set of 19 variables related to comanagement [32,34]. One of these variables, leadership, was found to be a key indicator of success across the great majority of surveyed fisheries, regardless of the type of fishery or its geographical location.…”
Section: The Importance Of Local Championsmentioning
confidence: 99%