P., McConney (2003) Grenada case study: Legislation of beach seine traditional rules at Gouyave. Caribbean Conservation Association, Barbados.
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This case study is based on the Gouyave, the fishing capital of Grenada in the Caribbean. The findings concerning the interaction between nets and boats in the bay, and the legalisation of the traditional rules, are consistent in showing that the fishers have no interest in, or capacity for, taking on the responsibility of managing the fishery without considerable support and direction from government. The fishers have concluded that there is no respect for rules formulated through community structures and processes. This lack of respect and the ineffectiveness of social sanctions is said to be strongest among the younger generation of fishers. This young generation is also prominent in the operations of the longline fishery with which the fortunes of the beach seine fishery are intertwined. The lack of confidence in the community to solve its problems has led to dependence on government to provide solutions. However, the fisheries authority does not have the capacity to serve as a conflict manager. Consequently, the most probable option is to design a legal structure and process that is responsive to the particular needs of the fishery and less cumbersome than the normal judicial process. The fishers have undertaken exercises in preparation for this and are intent on retaining a level of interest and control that is consistent with co-management. The major remaining challenge is to convince the top political decision-makers that this approach to legalisation is likely to be successful.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Class Number: | 510.GRE001 |
| Keywords: | Grenada, Beach Seines, Grenada, Fishing Methods, Fisheries Legislation, Catch, Bycatch, Discards, Longline Fisheries, Fish Marketing, Fisheries Management, Fisheries Economy, Poverty, ICAM, Pollution, Sand Mining, Co-management, Pelagic Fisheries, Tuna, Community Based Management, Socio-economic Aspects, Gender, Education |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2022 05:47 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2022 05:47 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/14273 |
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