Suggested references for fisheries co-management good practices and processes

An additional list of co-management references, not assigned to any of the three Guidebook sections, is provided. These supplement the three lists and comprise references fairly well cited in the academic literature that are relevant to several sections and tasks. Indeed, the same is true of some references for sections 2.2, 2.3 and 4. Some of the most useful references are not easy to categorize according to topic or discipline. This is because of the integrated nature of co-management.

Some references require either purchase or free institutional online access to be acquired. Some publishers offer discounts to organizations from developing country. Several references are relevant to more than one section of the Guidebook. Non-academic references may offer more practical guidance, and academic ones more analysis and contextualization. 

These lists are dynamic because new publications are frequently produced and alternative terms to “co-management” may become more widely used. In other languages there may be no direct translation for “co-management” or more recent, associated terms. Searching for synonyms is also recommended.

Section 2.2 of the Guidebook – Fisheries co-management good practices: Enabling environmental good practices

Section 2.3 of Guidebook – Generic model of fisheries co-management: Fisheries co-management process

Section 4 of Guidebook – the fisheries co-management effectiveness evaluation process: Management effectiveness evaluation

References that cut across guidebook sections and management effectiveness evaluation tasks