Table 1 Lake Victoria (Kenya) BMU structures and institutions developed for fisher folk participation in co-management
From: Participatory governance in Lake Victoria (Kenya) fisheries: whose voices are heard?
BMU structures/institutions | Participation level | Who participated | Area of participation |
|---|---|---|---|
Structures | |||
BMU assembly | Beach level | Individual fisher folk | Membership registration |
BMU executive | Beach level | Individual fisher folk | Election/removal of leaders |
BMU sub-committees | Beach level | Individual fisher folk | Election/removal of members |
BMU networks | All levels | Fisher folk/representatives | Election of network leaders |
Institutions | |||
BMU revenue | Beach level | Individual fisher folk | BMU funding |
BMU regulations | National level | Representatives | Development of regulations |
BMU guidelines | Regional/national level | Representatives | Development of guidelines |
BMU by-laws | Beach level | Fisher folk/representatives | By-laws development |