Date of Award
1-1-2022
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Marine Affairs
Department
Marine Affairs
First Advisor
Melva Treviño Peña
Abstract
Belize has recently transitioned from an open access fisheries management regime to a program called Managed Access, based on a form of spatial management known as Territorial User Rights for Fishers (TURFs). Coastal communities rely on fishing activity for a variety of reasons including food and job security. Community well-being refers to the holistic definition of the human state, indicated by a variety of socioeconomic factors. This multi-strategy research with a concurrent nested design looks at a combination of interview and archival document data, along with demographics from the Statistical Institute of Belize in order to understand the impacts of the management shift on coastal fishing communities. The findings from this study may allow for critical insight regarding changes in community well-being as a result of its fisheries management implementation, which could help build a holistic framework for the fisheries policy decision making process.
Recommended Citation
Carper, Mary, "DIVING IN: LEARNING BEST PRACTICES FROM BELIZE’S MANAGED ACCESS PROGRAM FISHERIES POLICY" (2022). Open Access Master's Theses. Paper 2163.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/2163
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