A study of 16 years of coral reef and fisheries management in Papua New Guinea finds that the rotational fisheries closure system increased fish biomass and improved catchability in closed fisheries, and that socially cohesive leadership, high levels of policy compliance, and high levels of participation by resource users were key factors in implementing the fisheries management system, according to the authors.
Article #19-14812: "Sixteen years of social and ecological dynamics reveal challenges and opportunities for adaptive management in sustaining the commons," by J. E. Cinner et al.
MEDIA CONTACT: Joshua E. Cinner, James Cook University, Townsville, AUSTRALIA; e-mail: Joshua.Cinner@jcu.edu.au
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences