An Institutional Development for Fisheries Cooperatives to Improve Benefits of Small-scale Fisheries in Fiji
- Alternative Title
- 피지 소규모 어업발전을 위한 수산업협동조합의 제도적 도입에 관한 연구
- Abstract
- Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) play a crucial role as a source of livelihoods, millions of people around the world in both developed and developing countries (Allison and Ellis, 2001) including Fiji. It is estimated around 70 to 80% of the Fijian community reside along the coastal areas heavily rely on fishing as their main sources of living and their wellbeing. However, the current lack of institutional support through the realization of small-scale livelihood outcome has led to the arising of common prob-lems, these problems has a detrimental effect to their social, cultural and political circumstances.
On the other hand, cooperative in SSF’s have been widely adopted in various devel-oped and developing country as a tool to alleviate problems socially, and economi-cally by improving dependent livelihood to many people. The aim of study is to The aim of this study is to ensure the socio-economic status of Small-scale Fisher-ies(SSF)’s by developing fisheries cooperatives to improve the livelihood of SSF’s in Fiji. Particularly certain areas that will focus are the development and implication of this innovation.
The concept of cooperative are promoted by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) in small-scale fisheries as stated by Robert S. Pompey the inclusion of RFSC in the community such in Fiji is the idea behind the concept of cooperative. In order to develop the SSF cooperative in Fiji, various approaches and framework taken from various authors to support the concept of cooperatives.
The innovations to develop fisheries cooperatives in Fiji considered as a new ap-proach, which values different ways of livelihood that will identify the traditional, cultural value, identity that governs the people in the community, in addition, it em-powers fishermen to realize their capacity and roles as one of the social and eco-nomic importance to elevate standard and improved livelihood conditions.
- Issued Date
- 2018
- Awarded Date
- 2018.2
- Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- 부경대학교
- Affiliation
- 부경대학교 글로벌수산대학원
- Department
- 글로벌수산대학원 국제수산과학협동과정
- Advisor
- 이상고
- Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Research Back-ground 1
1.2 Problems State-ment 3
1.3 Objective State-ment 6
1.4 Significance of the Study 6
1.5 Scope, Limitation, and Assumption of Study 7
Chapter 2 Status of Small-scale Fisheries in Fiji 9
2.1 Social and economic importance of marine areas 13
2.2 Small-scales Fishing Effort 13
2.2.1 Inshore Fishing License and Crews 14
2.2.2 Small-scale Fishing Vessel and Fishing Method 17
2.2.2.1 Fishing Vessel/Fleet 17
2.2.2.2 Fishing Method 18
2.3 Production and Marketing in Small-scale Fisheries 19
2.4 Marketing System of small-scale fisheries in Fiji 22
2.5 Governing System 24
2.5.1 Traditional System Structure for Governance and Decision-making in Fiji 24
2.5.2 Property Rights and Leadership System 25
2.5.3 Traditional Rules 26
2.5.4 Common Types of Rules 27
2.5.5 Marine Tenure System in Fiji 27
2.5.6 Governance of Small scale Fisheries in Fiji 29
2.6 Fisheries Sector in Fiji 30
2.6.1. Institutional Framework for Small-scale Fisheries in the Fiji Island 30
2.6.2. Legal Framework and Policy 34
Chapter 3 Case Study of Fisheries Cooperatives 36
3.1. Japan Fisheries Cooperatives Association 36
3.2 Governing System of FCA in Japan 37
3.3 Common Fishing Rights in Japan 37
3.4 Role and Functions for Japan Fisheries Cooperatives 39
Chapter 4 Development Small-scale Fisheries Cooperatives in Fiji 41
4.1 Governing Value and Principals of Cooperative 41
4.1.1 Values 41
4.1.2 Principles 42
4.2 Roles and Function of Fishermen’s Cooperative 44
4.3 Instituting cooperative co-management 45
4.4 Capacity Development 46
4.5 Categories of Attributes for Success and Failure of SSF’s Cooperatives 48
4.6 Self Governance Mode in Co-operative Association 51
4.7 Establishing of Cooperatives for SSF in Fiji 53
4.7.1 Establishment Process 53
4.7.2 SSF Framework 55
4.7.3 Organization Structure 58
4.8 Pre Condition 59
Chapter 5 Benefits of Small-scale Fisheries Cooperatives in Fiji 61
5.1 Socio-ecology and economic benefits 70
5.2. Resource Stewardship 73
5.3. Fishermen Cooperative contribution to Food Security 75
Chapter 6 Conclusion and Institutional Remarks 77
6.1 Conclusion 77
6.2 Institutional Remarks 78
Reference 79
Acknowledgement 85
- Degree
- Master
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