Time-zoning for the safe-guarding of capture fisheries: A closed season in Tamil Nadu, India

Bavinck, Maarten; Klerk, Leo de; Dijk, Diana van; Rothuizen, J.V.; Blok, A.N.; Bokhorst, J.R.; Haastrecht, E.K. van; Loo, Tina; Quaedvlieg, Julia; Scholtens, Joeri

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2007.08.007

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“…The creation of closed areas or closed seasons is widely recommended and used as fishery management tools (Bavinck et al, 2008;Fernández-Rueda and García-Florez, 2007;Govender et al, 2006;Murawsky et al, 2000;Smith and Jensen, 2008). However, permanent closures of spawning grounds can be counterproductive (Horwood et al, 1998) and closed fishing seasons in breeding periods has been considered invalid when they are applied to species that are not disturbed by harvesting an do not aggregate to breed (Arendse et al, 2007).…”

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Using classification trees to study the effects of fisheries management plans on the yield of Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean)

Mendoza¹,

Garcı́a

Baro

2010

Fisheries Research

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Using classification trees to study the effects of fisheries management plans on the yield of Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean)

Mendoza¹,

Garcı́a

Baro

2010

Fisheries Research

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“…However, there was little support for the Act within the mechanized sector and it has not been successfully enforced (Jentoft et al, 2009). In 2001, a state-wide seasonal ban was introduced to allow for the rejuvenation of fish stocks (Bavinck et al, 2008). This 45-day closed fishing season, from 15 April to 29 May, applies mainly to mechanized boats, although some districts have extended the ban to motorized vessels as well.…”

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“…This 45-day closed fishing season, from 15 April to 29 May, applies mainly to mechanized boats, although some districts have extended the ban to motorized vessels as well. Studies suggest that most mechanized boat owners in Tamil Nadu comply with this regulation (Bavinck et al, 2008;Sathyapalan et al, 2008). In addition to the FD, the District Collector, the primary administrator in each district, also participates in rule development and enforcement, particularly in Ramanathapuram District where he regularly meets with fishermen representatives to monitor compliance and hear complaints (Jentoft et al, 2009) At the local level, panchayats or Boat Owners Associations (BOAs) often claim exclusive authority over adjacent waters and play important roles in settling disputes between fishermen (Bavinck, 2001).…”

Section: Fisheries Management In Tamil Nadu: Current Structurementioning

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“…Fishermen have adopted different strategies given the aforementioned range of social and ecological stressors, particularly the decline of nearshore fisheries. Some adapt by fishing outside Tamil Nadu's territorial waters, including many who cross into Sri Lankan waters (Bavinck et al, 2008;Sathyapalan et al, 2008). This adaptation strategy has led to increased conflict between Indian fishermen and the Sri Lankan Navy, resulting in injury, gear confiscation, disappearance and even death (Vivekanandan, 2005a).…”

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Patterns of Multi‐Level Fisheries Governance and Their Impact on Fishermen's Adaptation Strategies in Tamil Nadu, India

Novak

Axelrod

2015

Env Pol Gov

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Fishermen, like other resource users, follow a range of adaptation strategies in response to environmental or economic stressors. This paper examines how multi‐level governance arrangements influence fishermen's adaptation strategies, with evidence from three villages in Tamil Nadu, India. In the absence of local or regional constraints, fishermen adapt to changing conditions by either increasing or decreasing their fishing effort. In situations where regional and local management rules conflict, fishermen defer to community‐level institutions – even if limited – at the expense of state or district government regulations. However, robust behavioural constraints may in some conditions emerge from extra‐local governance, as we show for one village that invited district‐level governance. Furthermore, our results show that while village‐level heterogeneity may inhibit local resource governance, resulting local conflict may actually create opportunities for legitimate external rules. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

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“…Privatization of fish resources has not taken place to the same extent in the South, however, and is also fiercely criticized (Kurien, 2001;Davis and Ruddle, 2012;Cardwell and Gear, 2013). In India, for example, fisheries departments look to promote environmental sustainability through a variety of simpler instruments, such as the imposition of closed seasons (Bavinck et al, 2008), closed areas and gear restrictions. Many of these measures lack effectiveness due to enforcement problems, however, and are complemented by an array of more effective regulations from the fishers' side.…”

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Contesting Inclusiveness: The Anxieties of Mechanised Fishers Over Social Boundaries in Chennai, South India

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Karuppiah²,

Jentoft

2015

Eur J Dev Res

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As fisheries generally take place in a common pool resource in which exclusion is by definition difficult, they are a unique entry point to investigating the inclusive development concept. This article discusses the debates and interactions between owners of mechanized fishing boats in Chennai, India, over entry into their ocean fisheries. For the time period under consideration (1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014), we demonstrate that the discussion over social boundaries to the profession continued unabated, with moderate and more extreme views alternating and poorer owners standing opposed to the boat-owning elite. Interactive governance theory provides the framework of analysis. We conclude that governors -whether of the state or of the fishing population -need to balance between different policy objectives and between the imperatives of inclusion and exclusion to improve governability.Etant donné que la pêche implique généralement une ressource commune qui par definition rend l'exclusion difficile, elle est un point d'entrée unique pour enquêter sur le concept de développement inclusif. Cet article examine les débats et les interactions entre les propriétaires de bateaux de pêche mécanisés à Chennai, en Inde, à propos de l'entrée dans le domaine de la pêche en haute mer. Au cours de la période observée (1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014), nous démontrons que la discussion sur les frontières sociales à la profession SE poursuit sans relâche, avec des vues modérées alternant avec des vues plus extrêmes et les propriétaires les plus pauvres s'opposant à l'élite propriétaire de bateaux. La théorie de la gouvernance interactive fournit un cadre d'analyse. Nous concluons que les gouverneurs -qu'ils soient ceux de l'Etat ou ceux de la communauté de pêcheurs -doivent trouver un équilibre entre différents objectifs politiques et entre les impératifs de l'intégration ainsi que de l'exclusion pour améliorer la gouvernabilité.

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Time-zoning for the safe-guarding of capture fisheries: A closed season in Tamil Nadu, India

Cited by 18 publications

References 3 publications

Using classification trees to study the effects of fisheries management plans on the yield of Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean)

Using classification trees to study the effects of fisheries management plans on the yield of Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean)

Patterns of Multi‐Level Fisheries Governance and Their Impact on Fishermen's Adaptation Strategies in Tamil Nadu, India

Contesting Inclusiveness: The Anxieties of Mechanised Fishers Over Social Boundaries in Chennai, South India

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