Transforming the governance of small-scale fisheries

摘要: Despite their contribution to employment, food security, poverty eradication, and community well-being, small-scale fisheries often find themselves in a disadvantageous position globally relative large-scale other industries competing for marine space, resources, government attention. By large, are marginalized every sense of the word: culturally, socially, economically, geographically, legally, politically. Their unfavorable status is frequently perceived be both cause effect overfishing, unsustainable fishing practices, governance failure; thus, potential modernize while participating delivering on sustainable development goals less than optimal. Given that majority world’s small-scale, it imperative major changes take place conditions determine predicament fisheries. For these reasons, 2014, FAO member states endorsed Voluntary Guidelines Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries Context Food Security Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines), with aim encouraging civil society organizations steps bring about needed improve sustainability viability The SSF call broad complex interventions; however, as much they can help create transformation within fisheries, systems must also transformed before real change place. Based analysis 34 case studies fisheries’ around world, our synthesis reveals indeed undergoing different types all governing modes. Further, transformations occur at operational, institutional, meta-levels governance, which, from perspective Guidelines, encouraging.