Shared waters—shared problems: The role of self-governance in managing common pool resources

Living side by side with nature: evidence of self-governance in three local communities in Indonesia

“…In Norway, self-governance is well practiced by fish farmers. They make self-regulation to solve common problems and coordinate outputs to minimize negative externalities ( Osmundsen et al., 2021 ). In China, Self-governance in the village has been considered to have contributed to China's political reform and democratization.…”

Developing cetacean-friendly guidelines, from whale watching to offshore wind farm operation

“…An important element of the guidelines is self-governance. Self-governance is defined as a major resource for those involved in making and adapting guidelines over time (Ostrom, 1999) and has been considered to improve resource management in marine-related industries Lee and Rahimi Midani, 2015;Osmundsen et al, 2021). Therefore, in this study, we collected opinions from the local whale-watching companies, hoping to efficiently protect cetaceans, protect people, and protect the ecosystem.…”

Innovation in the Norwegian aquaculture industry

“…The regulatory system was established in 1973 with several objectives, where the most important was to support coastal communities and avoid over production. 26,54,59 Over time, the importance of environmental sustainability has increased and social objectives has largely but not completely disappeared. Initially, ownership was restricted to one farm with a cap on production volume regulated by the net pen volume.…”

“…The regulatory systems have changed significantly since the 1970s facilitating and at times encouraging development in some directions and hindering it in others. We also note that innovation and technology adaption process in the Norwegian aquaculture industry often have benefitted from interactive learning processes between actors including the aquaculture firms, and suppliers involved in breeding, feed production, vaccination and provision of technical equipment as well as research institutions 26 …”