Despite dating back over 400 years the relevance of traditional fisheries management in Aceh, Indonesia, still remains high. Aceh was, however, greatly affected by the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed an estimated 167,000 lives, including 14,000 fishermen and 59 of the 193 traditional marine leaders (Panglima Laot). This tragic loss of life was accompanied by a substantial loss of local knowledge, such as the locations of hazardous fishing grounds. In this study we describe an innovative project that sought to rebuild a post-tsunami fisheries sector by reengaging and empowering the Panglima Laot. During April-June 2008 GPS (global positioning system) sounding devices were installed on 53 local fishing boats and hazardous fishing areas mapped based on local knowledge, and shared amongst fishermen. During July-December 2008 nearly five million GPS data points were collected, from which detailed bathymetric maps were produced and shared between fishermen and Aceh government officials. Significant project outputs included a map of fishing areas over 20,000 km 2 , which included three new seamounts, one of which expanded Aceh's provincial boundary by . 1.3 million ha, and a Panglima Laot decree that reduced fishing in hazardous areas of high coral density by 23.3%. Our findings have wide applicability. Locally, the introduction of GPS technology and sharing of traditional knowledge resulted in fishermen developing and implementing their own management strategies and demonstrating their ability to stay out of restricted areas. Provincially, this project provided a framework through which government agencies and academic institutions could effectively engage with local customary leaders and their fishing communities.

Earnhardt et al. (1995) ask (1) if the census data of ISIS are accurate enough for North American regional zoo collection planning, and (2) can the "raw" zoo records presently available from ISIS substitute for a formal studbook and be used directly for genetic and demographic analysis. To check census, they compared ISIS Abstracts with summary SSPO reports in AZA's Annual Report on Conservation and Science (AZA-ARCS), assumed that they represented counts for the same population, and found only a moderate correlation (r = 0.835). We repeated their analysis and closely examined the 15 species with apparent census differences greater than 50. We find that most of the census differences arise because the two sources are not counting the same population. When nonzoo specimens are removed from census counts for just these 15 species, the overall correlation between ISIS and AZA-ARCS (for the full 68 species) rises to 0.974. We conclude that ISIS census data are reasonably accurate for the North American zoo population. Earnhardt et al. (1995) find "raw" ISIS data unsuitable for genetic and demographic species management. This conclusion came from comparing 10 ISIS species datasets to the respective North American regional studbooks. We re-examined the two taxa with the most reported discrepancies. For gorillas, studbook numbers on ISIS are indeed confused-in large part because multiple, conflicting studbook numbers are being assigned by different studbook keepers to individual specimens. For cinereous vultures, the large number of birth date discrepancies arise from records intentionally altered in the studbook, which substitutes amval date for estimated or unknown birth dates of wild-caught specimens. Whereas this studbook's minimuni age convention may well be useful for certain analyses, we find that the ISIS data accurately reflects the holding zoo's records. We generally agree with Earnhardt et al. (1995) that at present, "raw"

Poverty alleviation and resource governance are inextricably related. Mainstream resource management has been typically criticized by social scientists for the inherent power imbalances between fishery managers and small-scale fishing communities. Yet, while a number of mechanisms of collective action to address these power imbalances have been developed, they remain undertheorized. This paper builds upon first-hand experience of the authors in assisting the community of Biacou to strengthen the resource management role of a local ban called Tara bandu, as well as a qualitative study conducted one year after its implementation. Our argument is fourfold. First, we suggest that in geographies where mainstream resource management cannot be implemented, strengthening custom-based institutions in hybrid mechanisms provides an opportunity to promote a more sustainable use of coastal and marine resources in a cost-effective manner. Second, by analyzing the different narratives that were embedded in the process, we argue that community-based fisheries co-management can benefit from creating narrative assemblages. Third, we explore how the principles of agnosticism, generalized symmetry, and free association can be integrated in the work of fisheries managers to neutralize power imbalances with fishing communities. Fourth, we contribute to the current conceptualization of hybrid organizations in fisheries co-management.

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