Gender in Galician Shell-Fisheries: Transforming for Governability

摘要: This chapter analyzes the transformation of on-foot shellfish gathering in Galicia, a traditional activity developed primarily by women under free access regime. Nowadays, many areas where this flourishes are situation active co-governance that employs type licensing system. Shellfisher organizations plan and control exploitation with support government, even using seeding techniques to regenerate were previously degraded. process has not been easy, as it resulted strong reduction persons linked activity. Moreover, current economic crisis is menaced surge poaching. Despite advantages including co-management processes, terms equity, legitimacy inclusiveness, enhancing capacity user groups civil society cope tasks involved situations constitutes serious challenge.