Marine resources management in the context of customary tenure

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Year of Publication
1992
Author
Author: K. Ruddle
Author: E. Hviding
Journal
Marine Resource Economics
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pagination
249-273
Date Published
01/1992
Language
English
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Although customary marine tenure (CMT) systems for the management of local marine resources occur throughout the world, compared with other models of fisheries management they remain relatively little known. The Pacific Basin is especially rich in CMT systems, which play key roles in overall social, economic and cultural life of societies. Based on a Solomon Island example, we examine the organizational principles and potentials of CMT systems to provide sustainable yields and equitable access to resources, their resilience to external pressures, and mechanisms for ensuring local autonomy in resource control. Next we demonstrate that CMT systems are an expression of traditional ecological knowledge, and show the importance of such knowledge to scientific research and the planning of resource management. Finally, we suggest priorities for research on CMT systems.
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Journal Abbreviation
Marine Resource Economics
ISSN
0738-1360