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MARINE POLICY
Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages 832-841Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2006.04.003
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co-management; Northeast US; decentralized governance; ecosystem-based management
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The nature of participation by fishing organizations in fisheries management in the Northeast US is changing. Evidence of this is the number of groups that are actively seeking opportunities for group governance of marine resources. This article explores emerging collaborative or co-management arrangements in this region (a process whereby decision-making is shared between federal/council level and fishery stakeholder groups) and the shift towards an ecosystem-based approach to the management of marine fisheries. This research suggests that it is an opportune time for the development of a regional policy in the Northeast that provides an enabling environment in support of decentralized governance of federally managed marine fisheries. It also suggests that these initiatives can play a key role in operationalizing ecosystem-based management. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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