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Leadership, social capital and incentives promote successful fisheries

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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)

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.

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  • Nicolás L. Gutiérrez & Ray Hilborn & Omar Defeo, 2011. "Leadership, social capital and incentives promote successful fisheries," Nature, Nature, vol. 470(7334), pages 386-389, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:470:y:2011:i:7334:d:10.1038_nature09689
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09689
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