Experiences from around the world show that sustainable management is possible when fishermen are given a secure share of the catch in exchange for strong accountability to science-based limits.
Country: Spain | Start Year: 1992
The co-management approach demonstrates how strengths within multiple levels of governance can be identified and leveraged to best achieve fishery goals.
Country: United States of America | Start Year: 1995
Key design elements include low concentration limits, restrictions on trading, strict shareholder eligibility requirements and the allocation of a percentage of the shares to the Community Development Quota program.
Country: Mexico | Start Year: 1968
The Cooperative is granted exclusive access to part of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve for spiny lobster fishing, and sub-allocates designated fishing zones, known locally as campos, to its members.
