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MARINE POLICY
Volume 34, Issue 2, Pages 328-339Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2009.08.002
Keywords
Small-scale fishery; Institution; Policy; Cross-scale interaction; Incentive; Gulf of California
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This study investigates the local social and fisheries impact of formal fisheries policies in Bahia de Kino, one of the most important fishing villages in terms of extraction of benthic resources in the Northern Gulf of California, Mexico. The paper focuses on cross-scale institutional interactions, describing how existing formal policies are functioning on the ground, how these policies interact with local arrangements, and how this interaction may affect the incentives of different actors towards sustainable fisheries. Besides providing lessons on how the performance of a local fishery could be improved, this paper addresses the question of whether the formal institutional structure of Mexican fishing regulations is effective in promoting responsible behavior by small-scale fishery stakeholders. It is argued that the design of the most widely used management tool to regulate access to marine resources throughout Mexico -the permit (licensing) system- provides the wrong incentives for sustainable-use. Granting secure rights to resources to those actively involved in the fishery is a necessary step for promoting sustainable fishing practices. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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