Recent studies have focused on the study of social networks among local resource users, but few have attempted to study co-management networks. The objective of the research was to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Chilean shellfish co-management system from an organizational network perspective. Starting with one detailed case study, representatives of 38 small-scale fisher associations from two administrative regions were interviewed to investigate (1) networks of actors in each co-management arrangement, (2) the functions of these actors in co-management, and (3) fisher perceptions about Chile’s co-management arrangement. Results indicate that decision-making is highly centralized and power is concentrated in government, with little horizontal exchange and cooperation among fisher associations. However, the network approach indicates the presence of a rich set of players, some seven sets of actors by function. Grassroots management innovations are hampered by the existing co-management structure, suggesting that the system may benefit from a modification of the arrangements to allow greater learning-by-doing and increase in flexibility.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/3226 |
| Date | 13 November 2009 |
| Creators | Marin Ricke, Andres |
| Contributors | Berkes, Fikret (Natural Resources Institute), Davidson-Hunt, Iain (NRI) Castilla, Juan Carlos (Universidad Catolica de Chile) Johnson, Derek (Anthropology) |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
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