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Are Greenland's inshore halibut fishers ready for individual transferable quotas?

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MARINE POLICY
卷 159, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105932

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Catch shares; Knowledge; Vulnerability; Greenland; Arctic; Small-scale fisheries

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Fisheries policy plays a crucial role in democratic and inclusive governance of marine resources. Understanding fishers' knowledge, inclination, and vulnerability to proposed changes can help design inclusive and forward-thinking fishery management plans. A survey of Greenland's inshore halibut fishers revealed their lack of knowledge and unclear inclination towards proposed changes, as well as differences in vulnerability levels. Increasing the exchange of technical knowledge and involving fishers in the decision-making process is essential for achieving sustainability outcomes and protecting small-scale fisheries livelihoods.
Fisheries policy that is comprehensible and agreeable to fishers is a cornerstone of democratic and inclusive governance of living marine resources. However, policy designers struggle to systematically include diverse perspectives and they may not understand the breadth and depth of fishers' knowledge about fisheries management and conservation. Failing to anticipate how reforms to management plans are received can spur policy rejection, distrust, and foster noncompliance. Knowing fishers' knowledge of, inclination toward, and vulnerability to proposed changes can help fishery managers design and implement inclusive and forward-thinking fishery management plans. In a representative survey of Greenland's inshore halibut fishers, we asked about current and proposed changes to the management of fisheries. From a response pool of experienced fishers, we found little to no knowledge about individual transferable quota programs, little to no inclination for or against these proposed changes, and a wide range of levels of vulnerability in the face of potentially curtailed access to fishery resources. Results suggest that fishers and fishery decision makers must increase the exchange of technical knowledge in understandable terms for Greenland's fisheries policy to achieve sustainability outcomes and to secure small-scale fisheries livelihoods. We recommend that policy makers increase outreach efforts to show fishers under the hood, provide clear and accessible information, and seek suggestions and comments from fishers regarding proposed changes to the status quo. We further suggest that analysts conduct a transparent management strategy evaluation to model potential outcomes arising from any revised fishery management plan, fishing communities, and in turn, for Greenland's entire small-scale fishing segment.

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