Community Fisheries Management Handbook - Saint Mary's University

Introduction
PART TWO:
Management Activities
In Community-based
Fisheries Management
“My first year on the job, I felt I was constantly dodging bullets because I
was always having to react to new issues being thrown my way.”
-Curtis Falls, Fisheries Manager, Acadia First Nation, 10 September 2003
As explained in Part 1, there are many professional and volunteer managers
involved in community-based fisheries management. Many have not
previously with the range of skills that are part of the job. They are learning
“on the job” as they face the day-to-day challenges and opportunities.
Part 2 of the handbook is about the management activities done by fisheries
managers (i.e. including fishing associations, management boards, office
managers, and professional managers) within the context of the various
forms of ‘northern’ fisheries that are the focus of the handbook. Each
chapter in Part 2 focuses on a specific management activity and the knowledge
and skills needed to do it effectively.
Most organizations will not become involved in every activity discussed
in this handbook. Community-based fisheries will usually start with a few
such activities, and perhaps eventually take on new management responsibilities
over time.
Though the fisheries management activities in this handbook are presented
sequentially, involvement in community-based fisheries management
does not always happen in any particular order, nor are the activities always
easily separated from one another. Management activities in community-based
fisheries management reinforce each other, as they should be
integrated, complementary, ongoing, and simultaneous. This is especially
important for activities such as monitoring and evaluation which can help
organizations assess their progress, reflect on their experiences and make
changes as needed.
The table of fisheries management activities presented below lists some
management functions that do happen as part of community-based fisheries
management. It is based on a similar table in “Fisheries that Work:
Sustainability Through Community-based Management” (Pinkerton and
Weinstein, 1995)
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