A global assessment of fisheries co-management
Role
Chief Investigator
Description
This project delivers a global assessment of fisheries co-management. It administers a structured survey to conservation practitioners and government officials working on fisheries co-management arrangements in coastal nations worldwide, recruited primarily through the Wildlife Conservation Society and WWF site networks, with broader outreach to practitioners in other NGOs and government agencies. The instrument captures governance characteristics, governance quality (effective, equitable, responsive, and robust), and perceived social and ecological outcomes. The work develops a typology of co-management systems and examines the conditions shaping their emergence, persistence, and impact, with findings disseminated through peer-reviewed synthesis articles.
Date
01 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2028
Project Type
N/A
Keywords
fisheries co-management;small-scale fisheries;marine governance;community-based fisheries management;governance quality;conservation practice;typology
Funding Body
Wildlife Conservation Society, James Cook University
Amount
210000
Project Team
Patrick Smallhorn-West;Stacy Jupiter;Nathan Bennett;Maria Honig;William Arlidge