| Title | Folk Management among Belizean lobster fishermen: Success and resilience or decline and depletion? |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1997 |
| Authors | King TD |
| Journal | Human Organization |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 418-426 |
| Source Document | Accessible with appropriate permission |
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 records found.
Title | Type |
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Caye Caulker Lobsterfishing | Case |
| Caye Caulker is a small coral island located some 15 miles off the northeastern coast of Belize. The resource unit being appropriated is lobster. Boundaries are drawn based on natural barriers such as the barrier reef, that lies to the east of the Caribbean Sea. The set of individuals who have rights to withdraw from this resource were well-defined at the time of the study. When the case was documented, the appropriators were attempting to exercise de facto closed access to the lobster fishery.... | 09 Aug 2016 |
San Pedro Fishery, Belize | Case |
| San Pedro, Belize is an island village of approximately 1,200 residents in 1979. Located off the coast of Belize in a strategic place on Ambergris Cay it is close to abundant local fishing and has easy access to nearby commercial markets (Belize city, Corozal, and Chetumal). The fishing cooperative, Caribena Cooperative Limited, was San Pedro’s official fishing organization handling capture, processing and sale of the village’s primary resource: marine produce consisting of... | 09 Aug 2016 |