Evaluation of social and ecological outcomes of fisheries co-management in Tam Giang Lagoon, Vietnam

Ho, Nga Thi Thanh; Ross, Helen; Coutts, Jeffrey

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2015.09.013

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“…On the other hand, beyond some education workshops and rearrangement of fishing activity zones in the lagoon, there has been minimal implementation and enforcement of new policies. Water quality has improved to some degree, and the rate of fish catch decline has slowed, but there is a clear lag or stall in the social-ecological system transformation (Armitage et al 2011, Andrachuk and Armitage 2015, Boonstra and Hanh 2015, Ho et al 2016). …”

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Building blocks for social-ecological transformations: identifying and building on governance successes for small-scale fisheries

Andrachuk¹,

Armitage²,

Hoang³

et al. 2018

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ABSTRACT. We introduce building blocks as an approach to assess deliberative transformation pathways in linked systems of people and nature (i.e., small-scale fishery systems). In doing so, we address a knowledge gap about the maintenance and replication of governance processes that support transformative change, with a particular focus on small-scale fisheries that are facing ecological decline. Recent introduction of comanaged territorial use rights for small-scale fishers in the Cau Hai Lagoon, Vietnam has shown promise for alleviating ecological impacts from overfishing and reduced conflicts among fishers. We use this setting to inductively identify building blocks in two case study sites, and highlight the lessons for replicating successes in similar small-scale coastal fisheries. The investigation revealed five building blocks that were instrumental to success in the two case study communities: fisher approval of ecological conservation, cooperation among fishers, support from local government, secure funding, and effective leadership. These findings demonstrate site-level specificity of what governance attributes are already contributing to more durable and transformative change, and how these attributes can be augmented in other communities in the Cau Hai Lagoon. Key lessons for governance of transformations are that (1) building blocks do not need to be identical from case to case, and (2) further consideration needs to be given to how building blocks may nest or fit together. Our research contributes to a relatively new body of literature on deliberative transformations and offers guidance on a way to support and enhance transformations of small-scale fisheries.

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“…Ho et al (2016) have also discussed how the establishment of comanaged TURFs was donor-driven, which has led to limited "ownership" among some government comanagement partners. Ho et al (2015) analyzed power sharing between government and FAs and the ability of fishers to exercise power in fisheries management.…”

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Building blocks for social-ecological transformations: identifying and building on governance successes for small-scale fisheries

Andrachuk¹,

Armitage²,

Hoang³

et al. 2018

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“…Armitage and Marschke (2013) were probably the first to claim that the lagoon had entered a social-ecological trap. Because the historical origins and persistence of the socialecological trap in the Tam Giang lagoon have been described in detail elsewhere , Armitage et al 2011, Boonstra and Nhung 2012, Ho et al 2016, we present only a summary (Fig. 2).…”

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“…The number of stake traps increased from 450 in 1984to 2000in 1997(Fisheries Department 2007, cited in Ho 2010. The total fish catch in the lagoon rapidly increased from 850 t in 1976 to 2112 t in 1993, whereas fish catch per household experienced a growing decline since the early 1990s (Boonstra and Hanh 2015;Ho et al 2016).…”

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“…So far, these interventions have not appeared to improve the situation (Ho et al 2016) because households continue to be highly dependent on the ecosystems in the lagoon. Without alternative livelihoods, the exploitation of the lagoon remains high, or in the words of a fisher in Nghi Xuan village, "We starve if we do not fish hard.…”

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Can income diversification resolve social-ecological traps in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in the global south? A case study of response diversity in the Tam Giang lagoon, central Vietnam

Hanh¹,

Boonstra²

2018

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ABSTRACT. Small-scale fishers and aquaculturists in the global south often face reinforcing feedbacks between resource degradation and livelihood impoverishment, a situation conceptualized as a social-ecological trap. It is argued that these traps can be overcome through income diversification, i.e., livelihoods that are maintained from variable income sources. Our aim was to further scrutinize that claim using the concept of response diversity. To do so, we applied the concept and analyzed income diversification in the Tam Giang lagoon, central Vietnam. Based on our analysis, we argue that high diversity in income activities does not necessarily lead to an escape from social-ecological traps. Although diversity in income activities in the case of the Tam Giang lagoon is relatively high, fisheries-and aquaculture-related income activities continue to dominate livelihood portfolios. The various gear and structures that these activities include all exploit the same ecologies, habitats, and niches of the lagoon. This finding triggers questions concerning the relative contribution of income activities to household income, but also how activities are (differently) connected to natural environments. Income diversification can only sustain natural resources and improve human well-being if it truly transforms livelihoods by connecting local users in new ways to ecologies and societies.

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How do governments respond to the social-ecological traps in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture? A case study in the Tam Giang lagoon, Viet Nam

Thi Hai Hanh

2024

Environmental Management

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Evaluation of social and ecological outcomes of fisheries co-management in Tam Giang Lagoon, Vietnam

Cited by 21 publications

References 10 publications

Building blocks for social-ecological transformations: identifying and building on governance successes for small-scale fisheries

Building blocks for social-ecological transformations: identifying and building on governance successes for small-scale fisheries

Can income diversification resolve social-ecological traps in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in the global south? A case study of response diversity in the Tam Giang lagoon, central Vietnam

How do governments respond to the social-ecological traps in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture? A case study in the Tam Giang lagoon, Viet Nam

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