Remembering the source: The Traditional Vietnamese system of social and community organization, called Van Chai, can be the basis of a viable fisheries management system

Ruddle, Kenneth (2009) Remembering the source: The Traditional Vietnamese system of social and community organization, called Van Chai, can be the basis of a viable fisheries management system. Samudra Report (54). pp. 10-13. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

In parts of Vietnam, the van chai is an old, established institution for managing local fisheries and fishing communities. Its principal objectives are: (i) religious functions; (ii) mutual assistance; (iii) specification of the behaviour, rights and obligations of fisheries stakeholders; (iv) catch disposal; (v) governance of fishing operations; (vi) conflict conciliation; and (vii) sanctions. Although locally varied, everywhere the veneration of deities and ancestors, plus the sacred obligations of mutual assistance, provide the van chai with its moral authority.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0712
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Vietnam, Fisheries Management, Fishing Communities, Whales, Community Based Management
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2021 07:22
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2022 09:05
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1464

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