THE RENAISSANCE OF COMMUNITY-BASED MARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN OCEANIA

Twenty-five years ago, the centuries-old Pacific Island practice of community-based marine resource management (CBMRM) was in decline, the victim of various impacts of westernization. During the past two decades, however, this decline has reversed in various island countries. Today CBMRM continues t...

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Published in:Annual review of ecology and systematics 2002-01, Vol.33 (1), p.317-340
Main Author: Johannes, R. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Community fisheries
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
customary marine tenure
Fisheries management
Fishery resources
Fishing grounds
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Marine fishes
marine protected areas
Marine resources
Natural resources conservation
Ocean fisheries
Pacific Island conservation
Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking
Sea water ecosystems
Sustainable fisheries management
Synecology
Villages
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Summary:Twenty-five years ago, the centuries-old Pacific Island practice of community-based marine resource management (CBMRM) was in decline, the victim of various impacts of westernization. During the past two decades, however, this decline has reversed in various island countries. Today CBMRM continues to grow, refuting the claim that traditional non-Western attitudes toward nature cannot provide a sound foundation for contemporary natural resource management. Limited entry, marine protected areas, closed areas, closed seasons, and restrictions on damaging or overly efficient fishing methods are some of the methods being used. Factors contributing to the upsurge include a growing perception of scarcity, the restrengthening of traditional village-based authority, and marine tenure by means of legal recognition and government support, better conservation education, and increasingly effective assistance, and advice from regional and national governments and NGOs. Today's CBMRM is thus a form of cooperative management, but one in which the community still makes and acts upon most of the management decisions.
ISSN:0066-4162
2330-1902
DOI:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.33.010802.150524