A tenuous triumvirate: The role of independent biologists in Chile's co-management regime for shellfish

Sarah Schumann

Marine Policy, 2010, vol. 34, issue 1, 133-138

Abstract: Fisheries co-management is usually defined by shared decision-making between fishers and the state. Chile's co-management regime for shellfish differs from the norm by incorporating a third party: independent biological consultants. This paper evaluates Chile's system and compares three-party co-management to two-party systems. It finds that consultants fulfill functions absent in two-party co-management, such as playing an intermediary role between fishers and the state, and also perform certain functions better than either of the other two entities involved, such as acting as a credible and objective source of information. It then discusses ways to perfect Chile's system, such as stepping up knowledge transfer activities so as to further empower fishers.

Keywords: Co-management; Small-scale; fisheries; Social; aspects; Fisheries; science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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