Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries

Jentoft, Svein; Chuenpagdee, Ratana

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“…This method allows the possibility to ask probing and follow-up questions and enables respondents to provide perspectives, experiences, and reflections in their own words [39,40]. Selected topics were drawn from the interactive governance framework, focusing particularly on the interactions within and between the different components of the food system and the fisheries [34,41]. Interactive governance frames values as the foundation of decision-making processes, and stresses that understanding how people come to make choices is essential to understanding and improving governance processes [41].…”

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“…These values were drawn from a selection of topics previously identified in fisheries governance literature by Song et al [34]. In their study, 24 value types were identified and categorized into four value orientations, relating to perspectives on fisheries governance and decision-making processes.…”

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“…Significant barriers exist in the form of provincial and federal legislation, which restrict the development of alternate and informal markets [32][33][34]. In particular, both the federal and provincial fisheries governing bodies, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DFA), respectively, have neglected the development of local markets for fish and seafood, instead focusing heavily on exportoriented production [25].…”

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Reconnecting people, place, and nature: examining alternative food networks in Newfoundland’s fisheries

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Background: Fisheries have played a significant role in the economic development of Newfoundland and Labrador and continue to contribute to coastal livelihoods and local food security. However, the access to and availability of locally harvested fish and seafood in the province is notably lacking, particularly since federal and provincial policies have prioritized the development of export markets in the fisheries over local sales. In this paper, we examine market actors and civil society organizations in St. John's (the provincial capital) and Petty Harbour (a nearby fishing community) that have embarked on initiatives to better include fish and seafood in the local food system. The success of these initiatives depends in part on the degree of connectivity between consumers and harvesters, as well as between people, the culture of fishing, and the marine environment. Results:Reconnections are the foundations of alternative food networks (AFNs), which aim to develop more environmentally and socially sustainable and localized ways of producing, distributing, retailing, and consuming food. This paper explores the social, cultural, and ecological values of the fisheries as means to forging reconnections. The research reveals that values pertaining to traditional food culture, environmental stewardship and conservation, localization, and social cohesion were significant motivating factors for stakeholders in seeking out reconnection in their food system. Conclusions:While AFNs in Newfoundland's fisheries are currently underdeveloped, reconnections are nonetheless taking place along the fisheries supply chain and can contribute to enhancing the accessibility and availability of locally harvested fish. The study also finds that AFNs must be context appropriate and reflect local values, as there are significant opportunities in building on Newfoundland's strong fishing culture and heritage.

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“…Small-scale fisheries in many parts of the world are in transition and so fishers' perceptions of and attitudes towards fishing are also changing (Trimble and Johnson 2013;Jentoft and Chuenpagdee 2015). On the basis of ethnographic research, this paper uses a commons perspective to analyze the factors that have led to the current troubled condition of Gir Somnath's bag net fishery.…”

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“…Further, the absence of these local institutions at the harbour has limited collective social activities and effective discussion of fishing issues, with the result that fishers are functioning and managing their issues independently either by building good relationships with the crew members or by forming sub-groups through the collaboration with friends or family members or fellow fishers. As good governance involves interaction among multiple institutions and balanced power relation between the state and local institutions (Berkes and Seixas 2005;Lockwood et al 2012;Jentoft and Chuenpagdee 2015), the absence of the samaj and patel is a significant problem. Without them, legitimate institutional linkages between fishers and the state are absent.…”

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Social wellbeing and commons management failure in a small-scale bag net fishery in Gujarat, India

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Berkes

2017

International Journal of the Commons

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Social scientists have long recognized that fishing is perceived by many coastal communities as a way of life that does much more than just provide material benefits. A corollary to this is that fishers are often reluctant to quit fishing. Marine fisheries are complex and dynamic, and are often subject to classic commons dilemmas. These dilemmas have become much more acute in recent decades as pressures on the world's small-scale fisheries have mounted. We argue that a social wellbeing approach provides a valuable perspective from which to view changing fisher perceptions of bag net fishing in the face of commons management failure in Gir Somnath District in Gujarat State, India. Fishers' perceptions of fishing as a desirable occupation are not shaped by only their job satisfaction. Ineffective governance and largely failed institutions are the factors that fishers blame for the recent crisis in their fishery. Many fishers are pessimistic about the future of fishing and do not want their children to be a part of this occupation that was vibrant until recently.Keywords: Commons, fisher perceptions, governance, India, institutions, smallscale fisheries, social wellbeing Acknowledgement: We would like to thank the fishers and residents of Saiyad Rajpara who voluntarily gave us time out of their busy schedules. We appreciate Social wellbeing and commons management failure 685 the cooperation from the Fisheries Department at the regional, sub-regional and local branches. Comments from Thomas Henley at the University of Manitoba are much appreciated.

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Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries

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Reconnecting people, place, and nature: examining alternative food networks in Newfoundland’s fisheries

Reconnecting people, place, and nature: examining alternative food networks in Newfoundland’s fisheries

Social wellbeing and commons management failure in a small-scale bag net fishery in Gujarat, India

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