Towards Fishers Participation in the development of a new policy for the South African Small Scale Fishery
With a process of developing a new fishing policy for the small-scale sector ahead of us, we feel that it is the right time to discuss how and at what level fishers are going to participate in the process. Fisheries management science and empirical evidence from participatory management programmes in South Africa and abroad clearly indicate that shared responsibility and participation is a precondition for successful small-scale fisheries management. Furthermore, it seems evident that participation, at all levels and stages of small-scale fisheries management, increase the fishers ownership of the management system and thereby enhance compliance. At the same time, decentralisation of management responsibilities makes the management system cost effective and thus decreases the financial burden of government. If getting the basics right, we strongly feel that we will be successful in developing the new fishing policy for the small-scale fishing sector with fishing communities together with scientists, and local, provincial and national government.
- Fisheries
- Cross sectoral co-ordination and integration
- Developing human capacity
- Governance and management approaches
- Information and communication
- Integrated assessment
- Knowledge of indigenous land and food systems
- Legislation and policy
- Making markets work for small scale harvesting communities
- Participation
- Sustenance and livelihoods
Comments on Towards Fishers Participation in the development of a new policy for the South African Small Scale Fishery
alicson katich wrote:
Posted Wed, 02/22/2012 - 3:55am
I hope that this new fishing policy should work for new small scale fishing sector companies so that they will get the chance to come forward and convert their small scale industry to large one.Banana Turkish taffy
Dawn Morrison wrote:
Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 12:42pm
The process of colonization and affects of apartheid in South Africa are strikingly similar to the concerns, and situations that Indigenous peoples have been dealing with in the oppressive colonial land and culture regimes. I think it makes alot of sense to be involved with cross cultural exchange in South Africa. This will involve developing a network and a deeper understanding of the policy challenges in both situations.