Why fish? Using entry-strategies to inform governance of the small-scale sector: A case-study in the Bijagós Archipelago (West Africa)

Helen Cross

Marine Policy, 2015, vol. 51, issue C, 128-135

Abstract: Should rural commercial small-scale fishing opportunities be closed to minimise effort and safeguard marine resources or open to offer livelihood support? In the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) investigating employment pathways indicates that the sector is encouraging a diversity of institutions to flourish, reaffirming our understanding of the critical ‘safety-net’ function small-scale fishing affords. Results support the need to examine developing country smaller-scale fisheries in terms of wider social opportunities and not purely in terms of their own limitations.

Keywords: Conflict; Governance; Guinea-Bissau; Small-scale fisheries; Wealth; Welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.007

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