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Type:
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Conference Paper |
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Author:
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Espeut, Peter |
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Conference:
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Inequality and the Commons, the Third Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property |
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Location:
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Washington, DC |
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Conf. Date:
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September 18-20, 1992 |
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Date:
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1992 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/876
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Sector:
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Fisheries |
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Region:
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Central America & Caribbean |
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Subject(s):
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fisheries
common pool resources
co-management
resource management
cooperatives
CBRM
IASC
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Abstract:
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"The fisheries of Belize and Jamaica are at opposite extremes: one a healthy export fishery, the other at the brink of collapse. The socio-economic context of the two populations is different, as are the management strategies in place. A substantial portion of the Belize fishery is managed by a number of community-based fishing co-operatives, which have input into state regulating institutions through Belize Co-operative Fisherman's Association. The Jamaican fishery co-operatives are small supply co-operatives, with no resource management functions. The paper explores the impact and potential of fishing co-operatives and fisherman's associations on the management of fishery resources drawing on the experiences of Belize and Jamaica. It examines the role of culture and tradition, and in doing so it performs a critique of community-based approaches to resource management."
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