Abstract
This chapter sets the stage for the book about small-scale fisheries governance and governability, which draws lessons and reflections from 34 case studies about small-scale fisheries in 34 countries around the world, including north and south, east and west. The diversity, complexity, dynamics, and scale of small-scale fisheries and their governance are described. Characteristics of small-scale fisheries and their wicked problems call for a shift from management to governance, under whatever governing mode that aligns best with the particularity of the system that is being governed, and in corresponding with the governing system capacity (instrumental) and quality (normative). The need for and contribution of research on governance, particularly from social and transdisciplinary sciences are underscored, given the human presence and interactions that dominate small-scale fisheries. Interactive governance theory and the governability concept and assessment framework underpinning this investigation are perspectives that emphasize the systemic nature of small-scale fisheries, calling thus for a holistic and integrative analysis that transcends sectoral approaches often employed in management discourse and practice.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Allison, E. A., Ratner, B. D., Asgard, B., Willmann, R., Pomeroy, R., & Kurien, J. (2012). Rights-based fisheries governance: From fishing rights to human rights. Fish and Fisheries, 13(1), 14–29. doi:10.1111/j.1467-2979.2011.00405.x.
Bavinck, M. (2011). The mega-engineering of ocean fisheries: A century of expansion and rapidly closing frontiers. In S. D. Brunn (Ed.), Engineering earth: The impacts of mega-engineering projects. Dordrecht: Kluwer.
Bavinck, M., & Jentoft, S. (2011). Subsidiarity as a guiding principle for small-scale fisheries. In R. Chuenpagdee (Ed.), Contemporary visions for world small-scale fisheries. Delft: Eburon.
Bavinck, M., Chuenpagdee, R., Jentoft, S., & Kooiman, J. (Eds.). (2013). Governability in fisheries and aquaculture: Theory and applications. Dordrecht: Springer.
Béné, C. (2003). When fishery rhymes with poverty: A first step beyond the old paradigm on poverty in small-scale fisheries. World Development, 31, 949–975.
Caveen, A., Polunin, N., Gray, T., & Stead, S. M. (2015). The controversy over marine protected areas. When science meets politics. Dordrecht: Springer.
Chuenpagdee, R., & Juntarashote, K. (2011). Learning from the experts: Attaining sufficiency in small-scale fishing communities in Thailand. In S. Jentoft & A. Eide (Eds.), Poverty mosaics: Realities and prospects in small-scale fisheries. Dordrecht: Springer.
Chuenpagdee, R., Morgan, L. E., Maxwell, S. M., Norse, E. A., & Pauly, D. (2003). Shifting gears: Assessing collateral impacts of fishing methods in the U.S. waters. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 1(10), 517–524.
Chuenpagdee, R., Degnbol, P., Bavinck, M., Jentoft, S., Johnson, D., Pullin, R., & Williams, S. (2005). Challenges and concerns in fisheries and aquaculture. In J. Kooiman, M. Bavinck, S. Jentoft, & R. Pullin (Eds.), Fish for life: Interactive governance for fisheries. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam Press.
Chuenpagdee, R., Pascual-Fernandez, J. J., Szelianszky, E., Alegret, J. L., Fraga, J., & Jentoft, S. (2013). Marine protected areas: Re-thinking their inception. Marine Policy, 39, 234–240.
FAO. (1995). Code of conduct for responsible fisheries. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
FAO. (2009). The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2008. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
HLPE. (2014). Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for food security and nutrition. Rome: A Report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security.
Jentoft, S. (2014). Walking the talk: Implementing the international voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries. Maritime Studies, 13, 16.
Jentoft, S., & Chuenpagdee, R. (2009). Fisheries and coastal governance as a wicked problem. Marine Policy, 33, 553–560.
Jentoft, S., & Chuenpagdee, R. (2015). The ‘new’ marine governance. Reality or aspiration. In M. Gilek & K. Kern (Eds.), Governing Europe’s marine environment: Europeanization of regional seas or regionalization of EU policies? London: Ashgate Publishing.
Jentoft, S., & Eide, A. (Eds.). (2011). Poverty mosaics: Realities and prospects in small-scale fisheries. Dordrecht: Springer.
Jentoft, S., & Knol, M. (2014). Marine spatial planning: A view from the North Sea. Maritime Studies. Retrieved from http://maritimestudiesjournal.com.content/12/1/13
Jentoft, S., Eide, A., Bavinck, M., Chuenpagdee, R., & Raakjær, J. (2011). A better future: Prospects for small-scale fishing peoples. In S. Jentoft & A. Eide (Eds.), Poverty mosaics: Realities and prospects in small-scale fisheries. Dordrecht: Springer.
Johnson, D. S. (2006). Category, narrative, and value in the governance of small-scale fisheries. Marine Policy, 30(6), 747–756.
Kolding, J., Béné, C., & Bavinck, M. (2014). Small-scale fisheries: Importance, vulnerability and deficient knowledge. In S. M. Garcia, J. Rice, & A. Charles (Eds.), Governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation: Interaction and coevolution. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.
Kooiman, J. (2003). Governing as governance. London: Sage.
Kooiman, J., Bavinck, M., Jentoft, S., & Pullin, R. (Eds.). (2005). Fish for life. Interactive governance for fisheries. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
McCay, B. J., & Jentoft, S. (1998). Market or community failure? Critical perspectives on common property research. Human Organization, 57(1), 21–29.
McGoodwin, J. R. (1990). Crisis in the world’s fisheries: Peoples, problems, and policies. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Rittel, H. W. J., & Webber, M. M. (1973). Dilemmas in a general theory of planning. Policy Sciences, 4, 155–169.
Sen, A. (2009). The idea of justice. London: Penguin.
Sunde, J. (2014). Customary governance and expressions of living customary law at Dwesa-Cwebe: Contributions to small-scale fisheries governance in South Africa. Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Chuenpagdee, R., Jentoft, S. (2015). Exploring Challenges in Small-Scale Fisheries Governance. In: Jentoft, S., Chuenpagdee, R. (eds) Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries. MARE Publication Series, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17034-3_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17034-3_1
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-17033-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-17034-3
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)