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The rocky path to sustainable fisheries management and conservation in the Galápagos Marine Reserve

  • Charles Darwin Foundation

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Abstract

Human activities in the Galápagos Marine Reserve are managed by a two-tier system involving a multi-stakeholder local participatory forum and a national inter-ministerial decision-making body. Despite efforts to achieve sustainable fisheries, the two main resources, spiny lobster and sea cucumber, have shown alarming signs of deterioration. The reasons for the management failure may lie in the design of the system, as Galápagos appears not to fulfill many of the critical enabling factors which facilitate successful common property management.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)567-574
Number of pages8
JournalOcean and Coastal Management
Volume51
Issue number8-9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

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