Khot, Ishaan and C.P, Mahaboob Khan and Gawde, Prerana and Abraham, Abel Job and R, Ajithraj and Sen, Ranjini and Namboothri, Naveen (2023) Fish for the future: Creating participatory and sustainable fisheries governance pathways in the Lakshadweep Islands. Dakshin Foundation (DF).
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Fish for the Future is a compilation of our efforts towards securing a just space for the pole and line (P&L) tuna fishery of Lakshadweep — India’s only coral atoll system. An archipelago of 36 islands, Lakshadweep is an ecologically fragile ecosystem nurturing rich and unique marine life. A healthy coexistence exists between people and the environment in Lakshadweep and this has been possible because of the P&L tuna fishery, which is not only socio-economically viable but also environmentally sustainable. However, today, the P&L fishery is in flux. On the one hand, factors such as paucity of data, the recent influx of unsustainable fishing practices, and inadequate access to markets pose intrinsic, structural challenges. On the other, extrinsic factors such as the intensification of reef fisheries and the potential impacts of development projects could affect the ecological integrity of the islands as well as the viability of the P&L fishery. Fish for the Future chronicles Dakshin Foundation’s 10-year-long journey of understanding the intricacies of Lakshadweep’s socio-ecological interactions. The report outlines our interdisciplinary research and interventions that are at the intersections of environmental sustainability, participatory resource governance, and community well-being. Our methods are adaptive, iterative, and rooted in the realities of the island community. Fish for the Future also tells the story of our long-standing flagship initiative in Lakshadweep, the Community-based Fisheries Monitoring programme (CBFM). Over the years, CBFM has involved fishers from four islands of Lakshadweep in participatory monitoring of fisheries and resulting in a community-generated dataset comprising more than 4000 fishing records. In addition to the data generated, the CBFM approach is a tool to empower fishers, the primary stakeholders in fisheries, by decentralising knowledge generation and enabling them to collect and use data in fisheries independently. It can also help build bridges between fishers and state agencies by creating opportunities for knowledge-based decision-making for localised fisheries management.
| Item Type: | Books |
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| Keywords: | Sustainable Fisheries, Governance, Lakshadweep Islands, Island Sustainability Pathways (ISP), Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), Fisheries Management, Resource Management, Co-management, Monitoring, Dakshin Foundation (DF) |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2025 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2025 09:16 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21927 |
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