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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Fisheries governance"”.
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Small-scale fisheries governance in South Africa using information management systems
… such as are employed in many commercial fisheries across the globe, have proven to be inadequate in managing small-scale fisheries and have contributed to marginalisation of this sector. In South Africa, small-scale fisheries have been increasingly recognised since the abolishment of …
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Booming illegal abalone fishery in Hangberg: Tough lessons for small-scale fisheries governance in South Africa
Marine capture fisheries around the world are widely perceived to be in a state of crisis, with growing recognition that conventional resource-centred management strategies are insufficient to counter ongoing problems of overexploitation. This is considered particularly true in the small‐scale …
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Power and democracy: the politics of representation and participation in small-scale fisheries governance on the Cape Peninsula
… the nature and Outcomes of marine and coastal fisheries governance processes. However, this thesis Argues that prominent contemporary approaches to fisheries theory tend to promote a neoliberal vision of 'politics without politics', in which emphasis is placed on inclusive, de-centred and …
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Customary governance and expressions of living customary law at Dwesa-Cwebe: contributions to small-scale fisheries governance in South Africa
Customary systems of marine resource governance have gained increasing attention internationally in the past three decades. Notwithstanding this, and despite the Constitutional recognition of customary governance and customary law in South Africa, the post-apartheid legislative reforms in the …
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Beyond rights : developing a conceptual framework for understanding access to coastal resources at Ebenhaeser and Covie, Western Cape, South Africa.
Within the context of small-scale fisheries, increased claims and demands made for access, as well as fisheries governance processes, this thesis examines local resources users’ access to fisheries resources. The study identifies and analyses various mechanisms harnessed to maintain access to …
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Big hopes for small-scale fishers: a critical review of South Africa's small-scale fishing policy and regulations
… recognition to the subsistence or small-scale fisheries sector, a regime addressing the needs of this sector has finally been promulgated. That regime consists of the Policy for the Small Scale Fisheries Sector (20 June 2012) in South Africa and the Regulations relating to Small Scale Fishing …
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Pretty good governance: balancing policy drivers and stakeholder interests in developing fisheries ecosystem plans
… goals implicit in an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM). The implications of such a gap for fisheries governance are explored. Furthermore an assessment is made of what may be practically achievable in the implementation of an EAFM in fisheries in general and in a case study …
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Social resilience, place and identity in the small-scale North Norfolk “Cromer Crab” fishery, UK
… can collectively respond to change and influence fisheries governance. While the social and cultural importance of small-scale fisheries are recognised in national and European policy, the limited participation of fishing communities in their governance continues to hinder their sustainable …
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At the interface : marine compliance inspectors at work in the Western Cape
The Western Cape fisheries are heavily contested. Primary concerns in the contestations are over access to marine resources, which have been regulated through the Marine Living Resources Act of 1998. At the centre of these conflicts, is the figure of the marine compliance inspector, whose task is …
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Tangled Lines: the Origins, Performance, and Effects of Commercial and Recreational Fishing Discourses in Carteret County, North Carolina
… over ocean spaces and species, disputes over fisheries governance, competing claims about the value of fish and fishing) in order to contribute to nature-society research in the fields of political ecology, cultural and economic geography, and environmental history. This project has three main …
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Potentialités et limites de la gestion participative des Aires Marines Protégées : Le cas de Joal-Fadiouth, Sénégal
… for successful MPA (Marine Protected Area) governance. Thus, this thesis aims to contribute to this emerging debate on MPA governance through reflections about the experience of a conservation project implemented by an international NGO (WWF WMPAO) in collaboration with the State and the …
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Estructura poblacional de la lisa (Mugil incilis) y la caracterización de su acceso, uso y control en el municipio de Puebloviejo, Magdalena
La pesca en sistemas estuarinos tropicales enfrenta desafíos asociados tanto a la degradación ambiental como a la efectividad de los mecanismos que regulan el acceso, uso y control de los recursos hidrobiológicos. Esta investigación caracterizó la relación entre las prácticas comunitarias de …