Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)

29 pages, 3 figures, 4 tables.

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Authors: Rangel, Mafalda, Pita, Cristina, Oliveira, Manuela Maria de, Guimaraes, Maria Helena, Rainha, Rita, Sonderblohm, Carlos, Monteiro, Pedro, Oliveira, Frederico, Ballesteros, Marta, Gonçalves, Jorge M.S., Pierce, Graham J., Erzini, Karim
Format: article
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Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/177643
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/177643
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Governance
Participation
Participatory processes
Common octopus
Small- scale fishery
Fishing associations
Fisheries management
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spelling Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)Rangel, MafaldaPita, CristinaOliveira, Manuela Maria deGuimaraes, Maria HelenaRainha, RitaSonderblohm, CarlosMonteiro, PedroOliveira, FredericoBallesteros, MartaGonçalves, Jorge M.S.Pierce, Graham J.Erzini, KarimGovernanceParticipationParticipatory processesCommon octopusSmall- scale fisheryFishing associationsFisheries management29 pages, 3 figures, 4 tables.Fishers’ participation in the fishery management decision-making process is generally low, particularly in small-scale fisheries (SSF). Within the overarching goal of improving fisheries governance, fishers’ participation is crucial. Yet, how can fishers participate in the decision-making processes which affect their actions, and to what extent do fisher associations represent their interests? These questions were tackled by means of an empirical case study in the “Tertúlia do Polvo” project, focusing on the octopus SSF in the Algarve region (south Portugal), where the octopus fishery is managed top-down with sporadic participation of fishers. During the study (2014 and 2015), seven participatory workshops (tertúlias) were held, involving fisher associations, management authorities and researchers, to propose and discuss management measures for the fishery. Also, a face-to-face questionnaire survey (121 valid replies) was undertaken with local fishers to gauge their opinions about the management measures proposed during the workshops. Results show a strong agreement between the outcomes achieved during the workshops and the main concerns and possible solutions identified by fishers. Taking into consideration the difficulty in structuring and assuring a transparent and effective participation of fishers in the management of their activity, the results obtained are promising. In this study, the use of a participatory process (restricted to a small group of stakeholders) combined with consultation (targeting a sample of the fisher population) allowed the validation of the overall results obtained. Such a methodological approach can be tried in other fishing communities to implement efficient and effective collaborative management, contributing to improved fisheries governance.Peer reviewedElsevierConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]201920192019info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/177643reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.04.011Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1776432026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)
title Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)
spellingShingle Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)
Rangel, Mafalda
Governance
Participation
Participatory processes
Common octopus
Small- scale fishery
Fishing associations
Fisheries management
title_short Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)
title_full Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)
title_fullStr Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)
title_full_unstemmed Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)
title_sort Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The case study of the octopus fishery in the Algarve (south Portugal)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rangel, Mafalda
Pita, Cristina
Oliveira, Manuela Maria de
Guimaraes, Maria Helena
Rainha, Rita
Sonderblohm, Carlos
Monteiro, Pedro
Oliveira, Frederico
Ballesteros, Marta
Gonçalves, Jorge M.S.
Pierce, Graham J.
Erzini, Karim
author Rangel, Mafalda
author_facet Rangel, Mafalda
Pita, Cristina
Oliveira, Manuela Maria de
Guimaraes, Maria Helena
Rainha, Rita
Sonderblohm, Carlos
Monteiro, Pedro
Oliveira, Frederico
Ballesteros, Marta
Gonçalves, Jorge M.S.
Pierce, Graham J.
Erzini, Karim
author_role author
author2 Pita, Cristina
Oliveira, Manuela Maria de
Guimaraes, Maria Helena
Rainha, Rita
Sonderblohm, Carlos
Monteiro, Pedro
Oliveira, Frederico
Ballesteros, Marta
Gonçalves, Jorge M.S.
Pierce, Graham J.
Erzini, Karim
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Governance
Participation
Participatory processes
Common octopus
Small- scale fishery
Fishing associations
Fisheries management
topic Governance
Participation
Participatory processes
Common octopus
Small- scale fishery
Fishing associations
Fisheries management
description 29 pages, 3 figures, 4 tables.
publishDate 2019
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