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Participatory Fisheries Governance — Three Central Themes

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Part of the book series: Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries ((REME,volume 4))

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Three central themes about participatory fisheries governance that lie at the heart of the chapters of this book are discussed in this final chapter: the benefits and deficiencies of stakeholder participation; the relationship between stakeholder participation and the ecosystem-based approach; and the role of fishers’ knowledge in fisheries governance

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Gray, T.S. (2005). Participatory Fisheries Governance — Three Central Themes. In: Gray, T.S. (eds) Participation in Fisheries Governance. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3778-3_20

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