Trust relationships between fishers and government: New challenges for the co-management arrangements in the Dutch flatfish industry |
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Authors: | Birgit I de Vos Jan PM van Tatenhove |
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Institution: | 1. LEI, Part of Wageningen UR, Aquatic Resources, P.O. Box 29703, 2502 L.S. The Hague, The Netherlands;2. Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, P.O. Box 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Until the 1990s fisheries were largely managed by the state. Since then, Dutch government and the sector increasingly recognized that a fishing industry cannot be managed effectively without the cooperation and participation of fishers to formulate policy and to implement and enforce laws and regulations. As a result, in the nineties, the existing neo-corporatist arrangement was replaced by a co-management system in the Dutch flatfish fishery. Co-management is often seen as leading to greater procedural legitimacy and subsequently compliance. However, constructing an effective co-management arrangement is not only a matter of building institutions but also a matter of building trust relations between the government and industry. Institutional arrangements such as co-management can contribute to these trust building processes; however, a too strong reliance on institutional arrangements can lead to distrust when new challenges are being faced and institutional arrangements fail to adapt to these changes. |
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Keywords: | Co-management Fisheries governance Trust |
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