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Can co-management emerge spontaneously? Collaborative management in Sri Lankan shrimp aquaculture

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  • Galappaththi, Eranga K.
  • Berkes, Fikret

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Shrimp aquaculture in northwestern Sri Lanka shows co-management like features. To understand the reasons behind co-management and to identify the mechanisms by which co-management is carried out, the paper examines shrimp aquaculture operations in three coastal communities using a case study approach. Water from an interconnected lagoon system is the key input for shrimp ponds, but it is also the potential source of shrimp disease outbreaks that threaten all shrimp farms. Farmers try to prevent the spread of disease by co-operating to adjust the timing of water intake and wastewater release. This is done through a zonal crop calendar system which is developed and implemented by a vertically integrated institutional structure with three levels: sub-zonal/community, zonal, and national. Partnerships, overall sharing of power and authority, and learning-by-doing are key features of this collaborative management system. The case shows that adaptive co-management can develop through collaborative problem-solving over time, even in the absence of legal arrangements.

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  • Galappaththi, Eranga K. & Berkes, Fikret, 2015. "Can co-management emerge spontaneously? Collaborative management in Sri Lankan shrimp aquaculture," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:60:y:2015:i:c:p:1-8
    DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.05.009
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