Attributes Leading to Successful Co-management (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Attributes Leading to Successful Co-management

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The larger the circle, the more important the attribute for the success of community-based co-managed fisheries. Topping the list -- for small-scale as well as industrial fisheries -- were the presence of community leaders, strong social cohesion, individual or community quotas and community-based protected areas, provided the protected area is proposed and monitored by local communities.

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Nicolas Gutiérrez/U of Washington

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