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Addressing uncertainty in marine resource management; combining community engagement and tracking technology to characterize human behavior

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Date
14/08/2017
Author
Metcalfe, Kristian
Collins, Tim
Abernethy, Kirsten E.
Boumba, Richard
Dengui, Jean-Claude
Miyalou, Ricky
Parnell, Richard J.
Plummer, Kate E.
Russell, Debbie J. F.
Safou, Gilbert Koumba
Tilley, Dominic
Turner, Rachel A.
VanLeeuwe, Hilde
Witt, Matthew J.
Godley, Brendan J.
Keywords
Africa
Artisanal fisheries
Behaviour
Fisheries management
Marine spatial planning
Participatory data collection
Resource use
Small-scale fisheries
QH301 Biology
SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
NDAS
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Abstract
Small-scale fisheries provide an essential source of food and employment for coastal communities, yet the availability of detailed information on the spatiotemporal distribution of fishing effort to support resource management at a country level is scarce. Here, using a national-scale study in the Republic of Congo, we engaged with fishers from 23 of 28 small-scale fisheries landing sites along the coast to demonstrate how combining community engagement and relatively low cost Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers can rapidly provide fine-scale information on: (1) the behavioral dynamics of the fishers and fleets that operate within this sector; and (2) the location, size and attributes of important fishing grounds upon which communities are dependent. This multi-disciplinary approach should be considered within a global context where uncertainty over the behavior of marine and terrestrial resource-users can lead to management decisions that potentially compromise local livelihoods, conservation, and resource sustainability goals.
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Metcalfe , K , Collins , T , Abernethy , K E , Boumba , R , Dengui , J-C , Miyalou , R , Parnell , R J , Plummer , K E , Russell , D J F , Safou , G K , Tilley , D , Turner , R A , VanLeeuwe , H , Witt , M J & Godley , B J 2017 , ' Addressing uncertainty in marine resource management; combining community engagement and tracking technology to characterize human behavior ' , Conservation Letters , vol. 10 , no. 4 , pp. 459-468 . https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12293
Publication
Conservation Letters
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12293
ISSN
1755-263X
Type
Journal article
Rights
Copyright and Photocopying: © 2016 The Authors. Conservation Letters published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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This study was approved by the University of Exeter Ethics committee and the Ministry of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation in Congo (Permit: No. 023/MRSIT/DGRST/DMAST); and supported by funding from the Darwin Initiative (Projects 20-009 and 23-011) and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/9433

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