3. EU fisheries co-management – empirical studies
Guided by the conclusions from the review above, the following empirical studies illustrate possibilities to develop co-management approaches within the current EU fisheries governance framework. Criteria for the further development of co-management approaches are discussed in the perspective of adaptive governance with the guiding questions: (1) How should the cooperation between researchers, decision makers and practitioners be organised to develop a “learning system”? (2) How can knowledge BTZ043 be improved to develop fisheries management?
3.1. Empirical material and methods of analysis
The two EU initiatives RACs and FLAGs were established to improve the involvement of stakeholders from the fisheries sector and other interest groups in the EU fisheries policy and management system. RACs are situated at regional management levels, e.g., the Baltic or North Sea, whereas FLAGs are placed at local levels, in geographically, culturally, economically or socially distinct areas, such as the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea (see Fig. 1). Although both initiatives do not explicitly use the term ‘co-management’, excretory system are key examples of the approach as discussed below.
Guided by the conclusions from the review above, the following empirical studies illustrate possibilities to develop co-management approaches within the current EU fisheries governance framework. Criteria for the further development of co-management approaches are discussed in the perspective of adaptive governance with the guiding questions: (1) How should the cooperation between researchers, decision makers and practitioners be organised to develop a “learning system”? (2) How can knowledge BTZ043 be improved to develop fisheries management?
3.1. Empirical material and methods of analysis
The two EU initiatives RACs and FLAGs were established to improve the involvement of stakeholders from the fisheries sector and other interest groups in the EU fisheries policy and management system. RACs are situated at regional management levels, e.g., the Baltic or North Sea, whereas FLAGs are placed at local levels, in geographically, culturally, economically or socially distinct areas, such as the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea (see Fig. 1). Although both initiatives do not explicitly use the term ‘co-management’, excretory system are key examples of the approach as discussed below.