Abstract
s In Korea, the role of FC(Fisheries Cooperatives) in self-governance is of significance for the sustainable development of fisheries. It should be understood from the view that the FC exists for fishing management of inshore and coastal fisheries. It is coastal fisheries consisting mostly of small-scale fishermen that need collaborations of small-scale fishermen in the fishing industry. One of the reasons why the fishermen association FC should have an important role in self-governance is that the spread of self-governance and new fishing and fishery management modes nationwide is the responsibility and role of FC as a deliverer of cooperative movements. Self-governance should be connected to economic projects of FC. As a self-governance is for increased income of fishermen, the scheme should be linked to resources man- agement and raise added value of products, going beyond the establishment of biological resources management. Self-governance is a collaborative movement of fishermen, by which therefore, FC should play its part in the sustainable development of inshore and coastal fisheries. In nature, perfect fisheries self-governance is difficult, so certain government regulations such as limits on access will continue, once fisheries self-governance succeeds. However, the government should boldly reduce and transfer regulations other than the minimum management means, to expand fisheries self-governance. It is important to find cases of conflicts/disputes actively and conduct follow-up management of them in collaboration with local governments, FC, and councils of leaders. Even tasks of which excavation and coordination is completed should be checked for their implementation records on a regular basis and complemented or further adjusted, when necessary. Voluntary restructuring plans by type of inshore and coastal fisheries should be set up and upon request, assessed to promote voluntary participation in consideration of characteristics by business type for coastal fisheries re- structuring, such as collaborative support with local governments.
Highlights
Fisheries self-governance is a fishing management regime to pave the way for a sustainable fishing environment via voluntary and responsible fishing management by fishermen within the context of existing relevant institutions and laws
Ten years have passed since the introduction of fisheries self-governance
Since fishermen assume fishing management responsibility under the fisheries self-governance, there are a variety of external influences; first of all, problems arising from contradictions of a state-led self-governance mechanism and the absence of voluntary post-harvesting management system, second, issues due to the expanded self-governance centered on the organization of communities, third, problems attributable to the conflict with an institutional fishing management scheme and its implementation and operation, and deteriorated marketability of the industry led by fishermen producers
Summary
Fisheries self-governance is a fishing management regime to pave the way for a sustainable fishing environment via voluntary and responsible fishing management by fishermen within the context of existing relevant institutions and laws. As voluntary fishing management aims to empower fishermen to raise their income and boost the economy of fishing villages by improving productivity, it can become an alternative for fishermen to overcome difficulties in and outside of the fishing industry. Since fisheries self-governance aims to increase income of fishermen and boost the economy of fishing villages by improving productivity through voluntary efforts on the part of fishermen, it can serve as an alternative to overcome difficulties in and outside of the fishing industry. As the government hopes it to become a movement by fishermen, fisheries self-governance is more likely to be positioned as a new model of a fishing village movement for the future In this respect, attention of fishermen and across the industry is required. To ensure its sustainable growth and development, it is important to assess the development of fisheries self-governance up to now, identify problems and challenges and thereby suggest directions for the future[12]
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