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Co-management builds on the active involvement in regulatory decision-making of those people whose livelihoods depend on the viability of the natural resource. In contrast to government agencies in a top-down, command-and-control role, co-management schemes divide the responsibilities of regulatory functions between government and user-groups based on the principles of collaboration and partnership. The expected outcome is a more equitable, legitimate and effective management system. The promise of co-management should, however, not lead us to underestimate the problems and risks involved that may lead to failure. Given the state of most fisheries and fish stocks, and the questionable legitimacy of current management regimes, this is something co-management systems can hardly afford.
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Jentoft, S., Mikalsen, K.H., Hernes, HK. (2003). Representation in Fisheries Co-Management. In: Wilson, D.C., Nielsen, J.R., Degnbol, P. (eds) The Fisheries Co-management Experience. Fish and Fisheries Series, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3323-6_17
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