How can Co-Management Tools, such as Adaptive Co-Management Aid in the Transition of Small-Scale Fisheries From a State of Vulnerability to a State of Viability, within Indonesia.

Small-scale fisheries have historically been excluded from collaborating within the fishing industry when it comes to policy creation, drafting legislation, and enforcing regulations, negatively influencing small-scale fisher livelihoods. Adaptive co-management is an emerging co-management tool that is being employed in common property resources, utilizing a learn-by-doing approach, while placing heavy emphasis on generating knowledge from previous experiences within the common property resources. Indonesia is an important geographical area to study the implementation impacts adaptive co-management tools could have on fisheries as Indonesia accounts for eight percent of the total global fish catch and has increased their annual fish harvest to over six million tonnes (FAO, 2020). This research study will be conducting Interviews, coupled with firsthand observations, with small-scale fishing households in remote small-scale fishing communities within the Java province of Indonesia. This research study aims to determine how Co-management tools such as adaptive co-management can help transition small-scale fishing communities to a state of viability within the Java Province of Indonesia.

Faculty Supervisor:

Prateep Kumar Nayak

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Partner:

Universitas Diponegoro

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

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