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DOI 10.1016/j.marpol.2007.09.013
Title (Primary) Fishing for social realities - challenges to sustainable fisheries management in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve
Author Pollack, G.; Berghöfer, A.; Berghöfer, U.
Source Titel Marine Policy
Year 2008
Department OEKON; NSF
Volume 32
Issue 2
Page From 233
Page To 242
Language englisch
Keywords Marine resource use; Marine protected areas; Fisheries co-management; Biosphere reserves; Stakeholder participation; Chile
Abstract Social-ecological complexity challenges conservation-oriented interventions even in settings with a small number of actors and conflicts involved. This article examines the development and trajectory of King and Snow Crab fisheries in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve (BR), the highly remote but globally connected Southern tip of the Americas. The feasibility of the Chilean legal instrument of Marine Management Areas (MMA) is assessed as a tool for mitigating impacts of overfishing in the area. Examining the local fishers' perspectives in complement to a context analysis we find that external management models such as the MMA are not suited to make Cape Horn fisheries sustainable. Instead, efforts should be dedicated to a continuous process of stakeholder collaboration for developing site-specific management concepts and structures. These should be embedded in the larger BR initiative. Considering the area's particular conditions, several recommendations for such a process are formulated.
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Pollack, G., Berghöfer, A., Berghöfer, U. (2008):
Fishing for social realities - challenges to sustainable fisheries management in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve
Mar. Pol. 32 (2), 233 - 242 10.1016/j.marpol.2007.09.013