Leadership, social capital and incentives promote successful fisheries

Nicolás L. Gutiérrez (), Ray Hilborn and Omar Defeo
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Nicolás L. Gutiérrez: School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Box 355020, University of Washington
Ray Hilborn: School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Box 355020, University of Washington
Omar Defeo: UNDECIMAR, Facultad de Ciencias, Iguá 4225PO Box 10773, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay

Nature, 2011, vol. 470, issue 7334, 386-389

Abstract: Sustainable model for fisheries One approach to more sustainable fisheries is that of co-management, in which fishers and managers take joint responsibility for regulation. The evidence that this works is largely anecdotal, so Nicolás Gutiérrez and colleagues systematically examined 130 co-managed fisheries to find which attributes of co-management are required for success. Leadership, social cohesion, clear incentives and conservation efforts topped the list. On their evidence, the authors suggest, the co-management model could solve many of the problems facing commercial fisheries around the world.

Date: 2011
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