In small-scale fisheries management, the significance of participation is widely recognised
but we are still learning how this can be better operationalised to include different groups …

The people of the Pacific have long relied on the ocean for sustenance, commerce and
cultural identity, which resulted in a sophisticated understanding of the marine environment …

Fish is among the most eaten foods and traded commodities in the world, and small-scale
fisheries provide food, jobs, and life satisfaction to billions of people worldwide. Yet, they are …

The Juan Fernández and Desventuradas islands are among the few oceanic islands
belonging to Chile. They possess a unique mix of tropical, subtropical, and temperate …

Lobster fishing is the main source of income for the people from the Juan Fernández
Archipelago (population ca. 770), located more than 700 km off central Chile. An artisanal …

Fisheries exemplify the immense complexity of interactions in social-ecological systems
(SESs). This complexity has created management challenges and raises concerns for the …

Many small-scale fisheries (SSFs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) operate in
ecologically sensitive areas, where balancing conservation and resource use is …

Over-exploited fisheries are a common feature of the modern world and a range of solutions
including area closures (marine reserves; MRs), effort reduction, gear changes, ecosystem …

We discuss coastal shellfisheries management and governance models in Latin America
and the Caribbean (LAC) at different scales. Self-imposed governance with spatial property …

Fish live in communities, and most fisheries catch multiple species, yet fishery management
predominately focuses on single species. In many multispecies fisheries, a variety of species …