Social network analysis as a tool to inform sustainable multi-sectoral management in complex marine socioecosystems

In complex marine socioecosystems, where multiple sectoral activities coexist, management can be especially complicated. This is the case of the coupled Guadalquivir estuary - Gulf of Cadiz (Ge-GoC) system. The Guadalquivir estuary (SW Spain) plays a central role in the whole Gulf of Cadiz since man...

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Main Authors: García-de-Vinuesa, Alfredo, Vilas, César, Torres, María de los Ángeles, Delgado, Marina, Muñoz, Isabel, Ramos, Fernando, Florido, David, Cabrera-Castro, Remedios, Llope, Marcos
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz
Marine socioecosystem
Pesquerías
Gulf of Cadiz
Ecosystem-based fisheries management
Guadalquivir estuary
Social network analysis
analysis
tourism
mining
Socioeconomic aspects
Coastal fisheries
Modelling
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/16174
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/324480
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Summary:In complex marine socioecosystems, where multiple sectoral activities coexist, management can be especially complicated. This is the case of the coupled Guadalquivir estuary - Gulf of Cadiz (Ge-GoC) system. The Guadalquivir estuary (SW Spain) plays a central role in the whole Gulf of Cadiz since many fish species use these waters as a nursery area. Therefore, not only fisheries management is important but also the environmental status of the estuarine waters. The latter will have an effect on the adult populations via recruitment. Human activities that directly or indirectly influence the estuary include fishing, agriculture, shipping, saltworks, tourism or aquaculture among others. Conflict among them are common. In this context, we have used social network analyses as a first step to create an analysis and decision-support framework to achieve balanced socio-ecological ecosystem based management (EBM) to the Ge-GOC.

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