We describe the certification of the red rock lobster fishery of Mexico and the resulting
empowerment of the fishing cooperatives. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are spatially defined ma-rine units in which one or more
human activities-particularly fishing-are restricted or prohibited. They represent a …

Small-scale fisheries face a suite of multi-level challenges, making the reliance on
centralized governance approaches and self-governance alone unlikely to lead to long …

We examine new dynamics of privatization and collective action in common pool resource
situations facilitated by the nonstate multistakeholder institutions of the Marine Stewardship …

Abstract McCay, BJ, Brandt, S., and Creed, CF 2011. Human dimensions of climate change
and fisheries in a coupled system: the Atlantic surfclam case.–ICES Journal of Marine …

Coastal ecosystems and human communities are threatened worldwide by climate change,
and shocks from social, market and political change. There is an urgent global need to …

We describe the structure and historic landings of the Punta Abreojos fishing cooperative
(Baja California Sur, Mexico) for the period between 2001 and 2015 to understand the …

Critical understanding of territorial use rights in fisheries (TURFs) are examined through the
lens of research on the fishing cooperatives of the northern Pacific coast of Mexico. I contend …

Incentive-based management is an encouraging option in the quest for sustainability, and
the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is the most prestigious certification standard. It …

We compare how fisheries in three marine systems–from Atlantic Canada, Pacific Mexico,
and the eastern United States–respond to significant environmental changes, whether …