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This book has seven chapters. This chapter sets out the key definitions explored in the research, such as institutions, power and co-management. It provides an overview of current debates in fisheries governance and co-management arrangements, and then it discusses the focus and structure of the book.

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Viet Thang, H. (2018). Introduction. In: Rethinking Fisheries Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61055-9_1

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