Editor’s Note, the following is from CRE Brazil
Research from the University of Washington concluded that better-managed fishing areas are those that have meetings between local community representatives and fishermen. Where there is only government interaction, the results were worse.
Researchers monitored 130 regions in 44 countries using parameters like fishing species, fishing equipment used, the regulatory system, and earnings obtained and distributed among the fishing community.
One of the highlights was fishing for abalone (sea snails) in Chile, which was launched as a trial basis in 1988 and covered 400 kilometers of the coast. Today, the area covers 4,000 kilometers of the coast and brings together 20,000 artisanal fishermen.