Challenges and prospects of fisheries co-management under a marine extractive reserve framework in Northeastern Brazil

Resumo

In Brazil, Marine Extractive Reserves-MERs (Reservas Extrativistas Marinhas) represent the most significant government-supported effort to protect the common property resources upon which traditional small-scale fishers depend. From an initial small-scale experience in 1992, MERs have expanded countrywide, now encompassing 30 units (9,700 km(2)) and nearly 60,000 fishers. Despite such escalating interest in the model, there is little research on the effectiveness of MERs. In this article, we discuss relevant parts of the history and examine the current situation of the fisheries co-management initiative in the Marine Extractive Reserve of Corumbau, which was created in 2000 as the first MER to encompass coral reefs and reef fisheries. We describe the Extractive Reserve co-management arrangement and its main policy and legislative challenges. Finally, we discuss the prospects for the use of MERs as management frameworks for traditional small-scale fisheries in Brazil.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2009

Instituição

Taylor & Francis Inc

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso restrito

DOI

10.1080/08920750903194165

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/23150

Palavras-chave

Co-managementCorumbauExtractive reserveFisheriesProtected areasManagementCiências sociaisReservas extrativistasPescaria marinha