Micro-level explanations for emergent patterns of self-governance arrangements in small-scale fisheries-A modeling approach.
dc.contributor.author | Lindkvist, Emilie | |
dc.contributor.author | Basurto, Xavier | |
dc.contributor.author | Schlüter, Maja | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-01T15:19:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-01T15:19:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01 | |
dc.date.updated | 2019-06-01T15:19:05Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) in developing countries are expected to play a significant role in poverty alleviation and enhancing food security in the decades to come. To realize this expectation, a better understanding of their informal self-governance arrangements is critical for developing policies that can improve fishers' livelihoods and lead to sustainable ecosystem stewardship. The goal of this paper is to develop a more nuanced understanding of micro-level factors-such as fishers' characteristics and behavior-to explain observed differences in self-governance arrangements in Northwest Mexico. We focus on two ubiquitous forms of self-governance: hierarchical non-cooperative arrangements between fishers and fishbuyers, such as patron-client relationships (PCs), versus more cooperative arrangements amongst fishers, such as fishing cooperatives (co-ops). We developed an agent-based model of an archetypical SSF that captures key hypotheses from in-depth fieldwork in Northwest Mexico of fishers' day-to-day fishing and trading. Results from our model indicate that high diversity in fishers' reliability, and low initial trust between co-op members, makes co-ops' establishment difficult. PCs cope better with this kind of diversity because, in contrast to co-ops, they have more flexibility in choosing whom to work with. However, once co-ops establish, they cope better with seasonal variability in fish abundance and provide long-term security for the fishers. We argue that existing levels of trust and diversity among fishers matter for different self-governance arrangements to establish and persist, and should therefore be taken into account when developing better, targeted policies for improved SSFs governance. | |
dc.identifier | PONE-D-16-12262 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | ||
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) | |
dc.relation.ispartof | PloS one | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1371/journal.pone.0175532 | |
dc.subject | Animals | |
dc.subject | Fishes | |
dc.subject | Models, Economic | |
dc.subject | Cooperative Behavior | |
dc.subject | Conservation of Natural Resources | |
dc.subject | Fisheries | |
dc.subject | Food Supply | |
dc.subject | Mexico | |
dc.title | Micro-level explanations for emergent patterns of self-governance arrangements in small-scale fisheries-A modeling approach. | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
duke.contributor.orcid | Basurto, Xavier|0000-0002-5321-3654 | |
pubs.begin-page | e0175532 | |
pubs.issue | 4 | |
pubs.organisational-group | Nicholas School of the Environment | |
pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
pubs.organisational-group | Marine Science and Conservation | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | 12 |
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