Tholan, Brittany (2022) A Global database of tenure and access rights for small-scale fisheries: A Preliminary assessment. Duke University, United States.
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) is a collaborative project between Duke University, WorldFish, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that provides valuable evidence on the the contribution of small-scale fisheries (SSF) to sustainable development. SSF that are governed through tenure and access rights are particularly important for development outcomes, including food security, poverty alleviation, and social benefits, as reflected in Sustainable Development Goal 14.b. This study addresses the data gap in tenure and access rights in SSF through seeking evidence of Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries (TURFs) in 51 countries. Data sources include IHH Governance data, a co-management database from Gutierrez, Hilborn and Defeo (2011), the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Fishery Solutions Center, and a Google Scholar literature search. The resulting 42 Functional TURF Types span 19 countries and five FAO World Regions. By using a broad definition of TURFs, I explore how fishers access resources, what rules and rights govern their interactions, and if their power is de jure or de facto. This assessment reveals “new” TURFs from old systems of self-governance and finds evidence of property rights in freshwater and inland fisheries, seasonal or temporary arrangements, specific fishing methods, and family lineages. TURFs may provide a starting point for identifying and declaring “Other Effective (Areabased) Conservation Measures” (OECMs), which may be used to meet the “30 by 30” target of Convention of Biological Diversity. For this reason, I include two detailed case studies on potential OECMs: Fish Refugia in El Corredor, Southwestern Gulf of California, Mexico and Arapaima Management in the Santarém Region, Lower Amazon, Brazil. The evidence presented in this study builds the case for recognizing de facto property rights as a potential means for the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development and lays the foundation for future research efforts through the establishment of a TURFs Database.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Keywords: | Marine Tenure, Databases, Access Rights, Small-scale Fisheries, WorldFish, FAO, Sustainable Development, Food Security, Sustainable Development Goals, Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries (TURF), Co-management, Fisheries Resources, Governance, Freshwater Fisheries, Inland Fisheries, Convention of Biological Diversity, Case Studies |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Jeeva ICSF Rajan |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2022 11:51 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jun 2022 11:51 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/16854 |
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