Overview of Small-Scale Fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Prospects. In: Viability and Sustainability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Latin America and The Caribbean

@inbook{de Oliveira Leis2018,
  Title = {Overview of Small-Scale Fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Prospects},
  Author = {de Oliveira Leis, M. and Barragán-Paladines, M.J. and Saldana, A and Bishop, D and Hong Jin, J and Kerezi, V and Agapito, M. and Chuenpagdee, R.},
  Editor = {Salas, S. and Barragán-Paladines, M.J. and Chuenpagdee, R.},
  Journal = {MARE publication series},
  Year = {2018},
  Pages = {15-47},
  Doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-76078-0_2},
  Isbn = {978-3-319-76077-3},
  Booktitle = {Viability and Sustainability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Latin America and The Caribbean},
  Abstract = {The  importance  of  small-scale  fisheries  in  Latin  America  and  the  Caribbean  has  been  widely  recognized  in  terms  of  income,  livelihoods,  and  food  security for more than two million people. The highly diverse ecosystems and multiple  species  found  within  this  region  determine  the  variety  of  fishing  techniques,  gears, and target species, as discussed in this chapter. These diverse and complex characteristics pose challenges to the region’s governing systems, which may lack the technical and financial resources to cope with the numerous resulting management  and  governance  challenges.  These  pressures  are  further  exacerbated  when  fisheries  assessment  and  monitoring  are  poorly  conducted,  adding  uncertainty  in  relation to the status of the ecosystem and fish stocks. Small-scale fisheries activities thus have become vulnerable in the face of various challenges in Latin America and  the  Caribbean.  Current  efforts  to  enhance  small-scale  fisheries  viability  and  sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean include the adoption of innovative  management  approaches  that  focus  on  the  entire  ecosystems  rather  than  on  single species and that acknowledge the concerns of local stakeholders in decision-making  through  strategies  such  as  collaboration  with  the  government  in  co-management arrangements. Although many of these co-management arrangements in  the  region  are  still  nascent,  this  chapter  highlights  that  fishers  and  their  organizations  play  a  significant  role  in  responsible  resource  governance  through  exercising ecosystem stewardship.},
}

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AB  - The  importance  of  small-scale  fisheries  in  Latin  America  and  the  Caribbean  has  been  widely  recognized  in  terms  of  income,  livelihoods,  and  food  security for more than two million people. The highly diverse ecosystems and multiple  species  found  within  this  region  determine  the  variety  of  fishing  techniques,  gears, and target species, as discussed in this chapter. These diverse and complex characteristics pose challenges to the region’s governing systems, which may lack the technical and financial resources to cope with the numerous resulting management  and  governance  challenges.  These  pressures  are  further  exacerbated  when  fisheries  assessment  and  monitoring  are  poorly  conducted,  adding  uncertainty  in  relation to the status of the ecosystem and fish stocks. Small-scale fisheries activities thus have become vulnerable in the face of various challenges in Latin America and  the  Caribbean.  Current  efforts  to  enhance  small-scale  fisheries  viability  and  sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean include the adoption of innovative  management  approaches  that  focus  on  the  entire  ecosystems  rather  than  on  single species and that acknowledge the concerns of local stakeholders in decision-making  through  strategies  such  as  collaboration  with  the  government  in  co-management arrangements. Although many of these co-management arrangements in  the  region  are  still  nascent,  this  chapter  highlights  that  fishers  and  their  organizations  play  a  significant  role  in  responsible  resource  governance  through  exercising ecosystem stewardship.
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