Partnerships for a Common Purpose: Cooperative Fisheries Research and Management

Preface

doi: https://doi.org/10.47886/9781888569858.fmatter

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in greater stakeholder involvement in the fisheries research and management process. Direct multiple stakeholder involvement in these processes is generally referred to as cooperative research and cooperative management. The concepts of cooperative research and management are not new; there are many examples of successful implementation of cooperative programs and cases where working cooperatively in sustainable natural resource management can be extremely effective. The symposium explored and evaluated what difference cooperative research and management make, how successful cooperative programs work, and what future opportunities exist, in terms of scientific, social, cultural and economic impacts.