Emergence of Global Adaptive Governance for Stewardship of Regional Marine Resources
Overfishing has historically caused widespread stock collapses in the Southern Ocean. Until recently, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatened to result in the collapse of some of the few remaining valuable fish stocks in the region and vulnerable seabird populations. Currently,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4cfa84bc394d4051955bc4dcb3795cbc 2023-05-15T18:25:05+02:00 Emergence of Global Adaptive Governance for Stewardship of Regional Marine Resources Henrik Österblom Carl Folke 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05373-180204 https://doaj.org/article/4cfa84bc394d4051955bc4dcb3795cbc EN eng Resilience Alliance http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol18/iss2/art4/ https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087 1708-3087 doi:10.5751/ES-05373-180204 https://doaj.org/article/4cfa84bc394d4051955bc4dcb3795cbc Ecology and Society, Vol 18, Iss 2, p 4 (2013) CCAMLR governance IUU fishing marine ecology Southern Ocean toothfish Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05373-180204 2022-12-31T07:59:21Z Overfishing has historically caused widespread stock collapses in the Southern Ocean. Until recently, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatened to result in the collapse of some of the few remaining valuable fish stocks in the region and vulnerable seabird populations. Currently, this unsustainable fishing has been reduced to less than 10% of former levels. We describe and analyze the emergence of the social-ecological governance system that made it possible to curb the fisheries crisis. For this purpose, we investigated the interplay between actors, social networks, organizations, and institutions in relation to environmental outcomes. We drew on a diversity of methods, including qualitative interviews, quantitative social network and survey data, and literature reviews. We found that the crisis triggered action of an informal group of actors over time, which led to a new organization (ISOFISH) that connected two independent networks (nongovermental organizations and the fishing industry), and later (COLTO) linked to an international body and convention (CCAMLR). The emergence of the global adaptive governance systems for stewardship of a regional marine resource took place over a 15-year period. We describe in detail the emergence process and illustrate the usefulness of analyzing four features of governance and understanding social-ecological processes, thereby describing structures and functions, and their link to tangible environmental outcomes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Southern Ocean Ecology and Society 18 2 |
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Overfishing has historically caused widespread stock collapses in the Southern Ocean. Until recently, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatened to result in the collapse of some of the few remaining valuable fish stocks in the region and vulnerable seabird populations. Currently, this unsustainable fishing has been reduced to less than 10% of former levels. We describe and analyze the emergence of the social-ecological governance system that made it possible to curb the fisheries crisis. For this purpose, we investigated the interplay between actors, social networks, organizations, and institutions in relation to environmental outcomes. We drew on a diversity of methods, including qualitative interviews, quantitative social network and survey data, and literature reviews. We found that the crisis triggered action of an informal group of actors over time, which led to a new organization (ISOFISH) that connected two independent networks (nongovermental organizations and the fishing industry), and later (COLTO) linked to an international body and convention (CCAMLR). The emergence of the global adaptive governance systems for stewardship of a regional marine resource took place over a 15-year period. We describe in detail the emergence process and illustrate the usefulness of analyzing four features of governance and understanding social-ecological processes, thereby describing structures and functions, and their link to tangible environmental outcomes. |
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Emergence of Global Adaptive Governance for Stewardship of Regional Marine Resources |
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