Lessons learned for collaborative approaches to management when faced with diverse stakeholder groups in a rebuilding fishery

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Lessons learned for collaborative approaches to management when faced with diverse stakeholder groups in a rebuilding fishery Deith, Mairin C. M.; Skerritt, Daniel J.; Licandeo, Roberto; Duplisea, Daniel E.; Senay, Caroline; Varkey, Divya A.; McAllister, Murdoch M. K.

Abstract

There is increasing demand within fisheries management for the adoption of management approaches that incorporate in-depth stakeholder participation, scientific uncertainty, multiple objectives, and characterizations of risk. One such approach—management strategy evaluation (MSE)—relies on participation with fishery interest groups to consolidate knowledge of the fishery system, define goals, and evaluate feasible management options. However, the focus of much of the literature on MSE emphasizes steps in implementation and its practical application, despite the fact that technical aspects of MSE have the potential to alienate participants without MSE experience. Using the Units 1 and 2 Canadian Atlantic redfish fishery as a case study, we here describe lessons learned from the MSE developed for this rebuilding fishery, focusing on four key challenges: identifying participants for MSE processes; clearly defining their roles; educating participants on the purpose, benefits, and scope of MSE; and mediating disagreements to acquire critical cooperation, inputs, and feedback from the different stakeholder groups within the MSE process.

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Title	Lessons learned for collaborative approaches to management when faced with diverse stakeholder groups in a rebuilding fishery
Creator	Deith, Mairin C. M.; Skerritt, Daniel J.; Licandeo, Roberto; Duplisea, Daniel E.; Senay, Caroline; Varkey, Divya A.; McAllister, Murdoch M. K.
Date Issued	2023
Description	There is increasing demand within fisheries management for the adoption of management approaches that incorporate in-depth stakeholder participation, scientific uncertainty, multiple objectives, and characterizations of risk. One such approach—management strategy evaluation (MSE)—relies on participation with fishery interest groups to consolidate knowledge of the fishery system, define goals, and evaluate feasible management options. However, the focus of much of the literature on MSE emphasizes steps in implementation and its practical application, despite the fact that technical aspects of MSE have the potential to alienate participants without MSE experience. Using the Units 1 and 2 Canadian Atlantic redfish fishery as a case study, we here describe lessons learned from the MSE developed for this rebuilding fishery, focusing on four key challenges: identifying participants for MSE processes; clearly defining their roles; educating participants on the purpose, benefits, and scope of MSE; and mediating disagreements to acquire critical cooperation, inputs, and feedback from the different stakeholder groups within the MSE process.
Subject	Atlantic redfish; Collaborative management; Stakeholder engagement; Participatory modelling; Decision-making; Management strategy evaluation
Genre	Article; Postprint
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2023-07-28
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0434617
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85343
Affiliation	Science, Faculty of; Non UBC; Oceans and Fisheries, Institute for the
Citation	Deith, M., et al. Lessons learned for collaborative approaches to management when faced with diverse stakeholder groups in a rebuilding fishery, Marine Policy, Volume 130, 2021,104555
Publisher DOI	10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104555
Peer Review Status	Reviewed
Scholarly Level	Researcher; Postdoctoral
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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