Cooperatives,concessions, and co-management on the Pacific coast of Mexico |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers University, 55 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA;2. Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, 120 Oceanview Boulevard, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA;3. Fisheries Department, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas – IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional s/n, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur. C.P. 23096 Mexico;4. Institute for Coastal Research, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo Campus, 900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9R 5S5;5. Oceana – Monterey, 99 Pacific Street, Suite 155C, Monterey, CA 93940, USA;6. Oceans Policy and Planning, Ecosystems Programs Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 200 Kent Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0E6;7. Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460, USA;1. Univ Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, UMR 6308, AMURE, IUEM, 29280 Plouzané, France;2. Ifremer, Univ Brest, CNRS, UMR 6308, AMURE, Unité d''Economie Maritime, IUEM, F-29280 Plouzané, France;1. Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA;2. Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and Department of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA |
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| Abstract: | Ten fishery cooperatives of the Pacific coast of Mexico were studied to examine reasons for successful community-based management of the fishery commons. The cooperatives hold exclusive rights to ‘concession’ territories for major fisheries and are linked by geographic adjacency and through a federation. The case study underscores the role of factors such as smallness of scale; the productivity, visibility and legibility of the resources and fisheries involved; clarity of social and territorial boundaries; adjacency and linkages among territorial units; a strong sense of community. The cooperatives also made considerable investments in attaining high levels of knowledge, leadership, transparent and democratic decision-making, and “vigilance,” or enforcement of the rules and the running of the organization. The study also shows the workings of windows of opportunity and experience with environmental change in the development of strong and adaptive capacities for co-management between local organizations and government agencies. Although particular histories and larger legal, political, and cultural contexts matter, the Mexican case supports arguments for greater community-level engagement in “catch share” and territorial management throughout the Pacific. |
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| Keywords: | Fishing cooperatives Community-based management Territorial use rights |
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