The New Economic Model and Marine Fisheries Development in Latin America

Thorpe, Andy; Ibarra, Alonso Aguilar; Reid, Chris

doi:10.1016/s0305-750x(00)00045-0

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“…In 1973-1974, shortly after a military coup, Chile adopted a neoliberal policy framework. This together with the implementation of an aggressive exchange rate policy substantially improved fishing export earnings (27) along the coast to take advantage of the new opportunities. More than 15,000 Loco divers moved around Chile, increasing landings but sparking conflicts between locals and outsiders.…”

Section: Governance Transformations In Small-scale Artisanal Benthicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating transformations in governance of Chilean marine coastal resources

Gelcich

Hughes²,

Olsson³

et al. 2010

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Marine ecosystems are in decline. New transformational changes in governance are urgently required to cope with overfishing, pollution, global changes, and other drivers of degradation. Here we explore social, political, and ecological aspects of a transformation in governance of Chile's coastal marine resources, from 1980 to today. Critical elements in the initial preparatory phase of the transformation were (i) recognition of the depletion of resource stocks, (ii) scientific knowledge on the ecology and resilience of targeted species and their role in ecosystem dynamics, and (iii) demonstration-scale experimental trials, building on smaller-scale scientific experiments, which identified new management pathways. The trials improved cooperation among scientists and fishers, integrating knowledge and establishing trust. Political turbulence and resource stock collapse provided a window of opportunity that triggered the transformation, supported by new enabling legislation. Essential elements to navigate this transformation were the ability to network knowledge from the local level to influence the decision-making processes at the national level, and a preexisting social network of fishers that provided political leverage through a national confederation of artisanal fishing collectives. The resultant governance scheme includes a revolutionary national system of marine tenure that allocates user rights and responsibilities to fisher collectives. Although fine tuning is necessary to build resilience of this new regime, this transformation has improved the sustainability of the interconnected social-ecological system. Our analysis of how this transformation unfolded provides insights into how the Chilean system could be further developed and identifies generalized pathways for improved governance of marine resources around the world.artisanal fishing | ecosystem services | human dimensions | social-ecological systems | window of opportunity

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Section: Governance Transformations In Small-scale Artisanal Benthicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating transformations in governance of Chilean marine coastal resources

Gelcich

Hughes²,

Olsson³

et al. 2010

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

505

388

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“…The name was given to distinguish them from the conventional or standard fishmeal "Fair Average Quality" or FAQ fishmeal, which is dried using hot air and has protein contents between 65% and 67%. [68]. The investment decision was also taken partly in response to a promising increase in demand for good quality fishmeal from the aquaculture sector, mainly from China.…”

Section: Coping Strategy 8: Reducing Linkage Of Fishmeal Price With Smentioning

confidence: 99%

Coping Strategies to Deal with Environmental Variability and Extreme Climatic Events in the Peruvian Anchovy Fishery

2011

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Abstract:The Peruvian anchovy fishery is the largest worldwide in terms of catches. The fishery started during the mid 1950s, and since then it has been highly dependent on natural stock fluctuations, due to the sensitivity of anchovy stocks to ocean-climate variability. The main driver of anchovy stock variability is the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and three extreme ENSO warm events were recorded in

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“…As a result certain policy prescriptions can cause simultaneous successes and failures [7], and policies implemented without proper consideration of local institutional and ecological context, and the linkages across these system components, may result in unintended consequences [8]. Furthermore fisheries agencies in developing countries often lack the monetary, personnel, and political resources for adequate implementation and enforcement [1,9], pointing to the inadequacy of centralized approaches to SSF governance and to the need of more involvement of local stakeholders.…”

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Re-defining co-management to facilitate small-scale fisheries reform: An illustration from northwest Mexico

Finkbeiner

Basurto

2015

Marine Policy

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a b s t r a c tSmall-scale fisheries face a suite of multi-level challenges, making the reliance on centralized governance approaches and self-governance alone unlikely to lead to long enduring solutions. Although co-management has been long proposed as a promising institutional arrangement, co-management can take many forms; thus, not any type of co-management will be effective for the suite of challenges facing small-scale fisheries today. This paper argues for moving beyond traditional conceptualizations of comanagement, to 'multi-level co-management,' in order to explicitly emphasize the principles of power devolution based on subsidiarity, cooperative partnerships, democratic participatory involvement, polycentricity, and governance networks. The experience of Northwest Mexico is used to illustrate the potential, opportunities, and barriers in achieving multi-level co-management in an effort to contribute to the constructive dialogue developing around the world, and in the region, on small-scale fisheries governance reform.

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The New Economic Model and Marine Fisheries Development in Latin America

Cited by 55 publications

References 19 publications

Navigating transformations in governance of Chilean marine coastal resources

Navigating transformations in governance of Chilean marine coastal resources

Coping Strategies to Deal with Environmental Variability and Extreme Climatic Events in the Peruvian Anchovy Fishery

Re-defining co-management to facilitate small-scale fisheries reform: An illustration from northwest Mexico

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