Conservation Letters
Conservation Letters
5 years ago

Addressing Uncertainty in Marine Resource Management; Combining Community Engagement and Tracking Technology to Characterize Human Behavior

Dominic Tilley, Ricky Miyalou, Hilde VanLeeuwe, Richard Boumba, Rachel A. Turner, Debbie J.F. Russell, Richard J. Parnell, Matthew J. Witt, Gilbert Koumba Safou, Kirsten E. Abernethy, Kristian Metcalfe, Brendan J. Godley, Kate E. Plummer, Tim Collins, Jean-Claude Dengui
Small-scale fisheries provide an essential source of food and employment for coastal communities, yet the availability of detailed information on the spatiotemporal distribution of fishing effort to support resource management at a country level is scarce. Here, using a national-scale study in the Republic of Congo, we engaged with fishers from 23 of 28 small-scale fisheries landing sites along the coast to demonstrate how combining community engagement and relatively low cost Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers can rapidly provide fine-scale information on: (1) the behavioral dynamics of the fishers and fleets that operate within this sector; and (2) the location, size and attributes of important fishing grounds upon which communities are dependent. This multidisciplinary approach should be considered within a global context where uncertainty over the behavior of marine and terrestrial resource-users can lead to management decisions that potentially compromise local livelihoods, conservation, and resource sustainability goals.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1111/conl.12293

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