Cinti, Ana and Ramirez, Luisa and Castrejon, Mauricio and Aburto, Jaime A. and Loto, Luciana and Fulton, Stuart and Rueda, Mario and Schiavetti, Alexandre and Rivera Melo, Francisco J. Fernandez- and Bravo, Manuel and Alarcon, Daniela Trigueirinho and Araujo, Valeria Penchel and Parma, Ana M. (2024) Small-scale fisheries in ecologically sensitive areas in Latin America and the Caribbean: Do marine protected areas benefit fisheries governance? Ambio. p. 23.
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Many small-scale fisheries (SSFs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) operate in ecologically sensitive areas, where balancing conservation and resource use is challenging. 'Multiple-use' marine protected areas (MPAs) have been implemented to accommodate SSFs (among other uses) within areas designated for conservation, creating opportunities and challenges for SSF governance. We analyzed eleven case studies from LAC to explore: (1) how different MPA institutional designs affect key aspects of SSF governance and (2) the links between these effects and the type of initiative that promoted MPA establishment (origin). Results indicate that the existence of an MPA benefited SSF governance in many ways, with more pronounced positive effects in MPAs with mixed to bottom-up origin supported by well-organized fishing groups. In addition, the presence of supportive MPA authorities that leveraged local capacities and initiatives and adopted flexible and collaborative governance systems made a difference in several cases. Lessons for integrating MPA and SSF governance are drawn.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Small-scale Fisheries, Latin America, Caribbean, Marine Fisheries, Governance, Marine Protected Areas (MPA), Conservation, Fishing Regulations, Fisheries Organisation |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2025 12:05 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2025 12:05 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21033 |
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