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The paradox of public participation in fisheries governance. The rising number of actors and the devolution process
Date:
2008
Journal:
Marine Policy, 32(3), 319-325
During the process by which the number of actors was increased manifold as a result of the development of civil society, the fisher community has lost prominence and importance, fading into the wide spectrum of interests with which it is competing to make its voice heard in decision-making bodies and in the media. This results in what could be termed the participation paradox—the greater the number of actors, the smaller the role each plays, and the lesser the importance of traditional sectors.
