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Research Article:Promoting Governability in Small-Scale Capture Fisheries in the Persian Gulf: the Case of Qeshm Island Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 19(6) 2985-3000 2020 DOI: 10.22092/ijfs.2020.122926 Research Article Promoting governability in small-scale capture fisheries in the Persian Gulf: The case of Qeshm Island Kamrani E.1.2; Daliri M.1,2*; Jentoft S.3 Received: April 2020 Accepted: August 2020 Abstract The present study examines the fisheries governance status of small-scale capture fisheries in the northern Persian Gulf. Qeshm Island, which is selected as case study, plays a prominent role in fisheries in the Persian Gulf and territorial waters of the country. The research methodology included in-depth and semi-structured interviews with heads of fisheries cooperatives and fishers to deepen our understanding of the cultural and technical characteristics of local fisheries communities. Subsequently, data was drawn from 322 questionnaires, using a random sampling technique. The analyses indicate that fisheries co-management is at an interstitial situation, while the fishers are willing to cooperate with the government. A finding is also showed that literacy has a significant effect on fishers’ willingness to cooperate with government. There was also a considerable conflict of interest among the fisheries communities in the study area, which makes the implementation of rules difficult. Small-scale fishing communities are generally in a hard-pressed situation, which affects how fishers operate. Our study aims to contribute to improving the governance and governability of small-scale capture Downloaded from jifro.ir at 18:47 +0330 on Monday September 27th 2021 fisheries in the region. Keywords: Capture fisheries, Fisheries governance, Governability, Small-scale fisheries, Persian Gulf 1- Fisheries Department, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran 2- Research Department of Fisheries management and Sustainable Development of Marine Ecosystem, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran 3- Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway * Corresponding author’s E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] 2986 Kamrani et al., Promoting governability in small-scale capture fisheries in... Introduction inclusive governance process, Fisheries are inherently diverse, representative of stakeholder interests, complex, and dynamic systems (Jentoft, and participatory. Regarding to Rittel 2007b; Jentoft and Chuenpagdee, and Webber (1973), Chuenpagdee and 2013). They involve several natural and Jentoft (2009) called fisheries and social entities, such as ecosystems, coastal governance a ―wicked habitats, fish species, communities, problem.‖ They argued that fisheries fishers, processors, technologies, civil problems are typically part of a bigger society organizations, government societal problem, and do not have an agencies, policy-makers at various easy answer. Given the limitations of levels - all connected in complex ways, governability, governors must thus constituting an ecological, social concentrate as much on what they want and technological system. Ongoing to avoid as well as what they want to interactions make the system dynamic accomplish under ideal circumstances. and constantly changing, presenting a In other words, it is rational that instead moving target for governance. As a of talking about goal maximization and result, it is difficult to understand how this fishery system works. This is also perfect conditions, we need to talk challenging from a governability about the system efficiency given its perspective. Interactive governance real status and the goals according to (Kooiman et al., 2005; Chuenpagdee, which they are governed. In our view, 2011; Bavinck et al., 2013) suggests this is also what should guide the that to analyze the functioning and governance of small-scale fisheries in outcomes of fisheries governance a the Iranian zone of the Persian Gulf. distinction between a system-to-be The Persian Gulf is located in the Downloaded from jifro.ir at 18:47 +0330 on Monday September 27th 2021 governed, the governing system, and heart of the Middle East and separates the governing interactions should be the Arabian Peninsula from Iran. It is made, but they should also be bordered by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, considered as mutually interacting Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates systems. (UAE) and Saudi Arabia (Fig. 1). The Chuenpagdee and Jentoft (2009) Persian Gulf fisheries methods are stated that recognizing under what the multi-gear (drift and fixed gill-net, conditions of socio-ecological fisheries trawl, wire trap called "gargoor'', systems function, including the intertidal fixed stake net trap called interaction between components, is "Moshta" etc.), and mostly artisanal required for improving fisheries (Paighambari and Daliri, 2012; Al- governability. However, because this Abdulrazzak et al., 2015; Hosseini et concept is not just a scientific one but al., 2015; Daliri et al., 2016). also a political issue, fisheries governance is challenging, requiring an Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 19(6) 2020 2987 Figure 1: Location of the study area in the Persian Gulf. Besides that, fisheries have an A report of the United Nations Food Downloaded from jifro.ir at 18:47 +0330 on Monday September 27th 2021 important role in food security and and Agriculture Organization (FAO) represent cultural heritage as ancestral estimates that the marine catch potential traditions of the Persian Gulf’s coastal in the Persian Gulf is 550,000 tons population (Daliri et al., 2016). While annually (Sale et al., 2011). Al- the published statistics by FAO (2018) Abdulrazzak et al. (2015) demonstrated and IFO (2018) indicates that fish that the Persian Gulf’s total catches consumption in Iran is below the global increased gradually from 196,237 tons average, increasing consumption has in 1950 to a peak of 621,270 tons in been adopted as a major policy goal 1997, and then dropped sharply to by the Iranian government. However, 381,678 tons in 2004, thereafter fish is a main food source for 10 showing relative stability. Thus, fish percent of Iran’s population (7.5 million stocks in the area are mostly full people) who are inhabitants of the exploited or overfished (FAO, 2018). Iranian coastal zones of the Persian As a consequence, the sustainability of Gulf (Statistical Center of Iran, 2018). fisheries and the socio-economic 2988 Kamrani et al., Promoting governability in small-scale capture fisheries in... stability of communities in the entire artisanal vessels (3135 wooden vessels region are threatened. In addition, IUU and 7233 outboard-powered small (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated) boats) active in southern Iran's fishing, marine pollution and climate commercial fishing sector. Industrial change are aggravating this situation fleets are mostly fishing in the Oman (Naser, 2013; Daliri et al., 2015; Daliri Sea and open seas. Also, a number of et al., 2017; Naji et al., 2017; Sharifinia 131,330 licensed fishers are organized et al., 2018; Sharifinia et al., 2019; in 169 fisheries cooperatives in the Ashraf Vaghefi et al., 2019). northern area of the Persian Gulf (IFO, Considering this situation, lack of data 2018). on fisheries governance, particularly in The Hormozgan province, with 1000 the small-scale sector, is a serious km (620 miles) of coastline, borders the challenge, and neighboring the Persian northern part of the Persian Gulf and Gulf countries have to improve he the Oman Sea. During the last decade, efficiency and effectiveness of the Hormozgan province accounted for governing systems and practices in more than 50 percent of total landings order to secure the viability and in Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf sustainability of this sector and the local and had the largest fishery of the region communities who rely on it. Therefore, (Daliri et al., 2016). Qeshm Island is the present study attempts to assess the one of the islands in the Persian Gulf as governance in small-scale capture the biggest one and has an fisheries in the Persian Gulf. The study especially important role in terms of focused on finding the answer to the fisheries and tourism. According to question of what are the ―wicked‖ Aalizade and Oliyaee (2018), 37% of problems and characteristics of fisheries the total marine catch, and in particular Downloaded from jifro.ir at 18:47 +0330 on Monday September 27th 2021 governance in the Persian Gulf region. 77% of small-pelagic fishes in The study concentrated on the Hormozgan province are caught by harvesting stage of the fish supply more than 1000 artisanal fishers in chain. Qeshm Island. There are 12 active fisheries cooperatives in the Island. Materials and methods Those with the highest membership Study area were selected for the present study, Of the Persian Gulf countries, the namely Basaidu, Salakh, Messen, Islamic Republic of Iran has the largest Ramchah, and Dargahan. The fisheries catch amount. In 2017, total cooperatives are located in the fishing landings here were 691,174 tons. villages, except Dargahan which is a Marine fisheries in Iranian Persian Gulf coastal city in the central waters are both small-scale and large- district of Qeshm county. Although scale (industrial-style trawlers). There these villages’ economies are based on are 125 industrial vessels and 10,368 catching fish and harvesting seafood, Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 19(6) 2020 2989 trade has a greater impact on Dargahan 5. What is your opinion about the people’s livelihoods. future of capture fisheries in the area?
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