Long‐distance Friends and Collective Action in Fisheries Management
ABSTRACT Much received wisdom in the conservation literature is that individual connections across community boundaries undercut natural resource management. However, when multiple communities access the same resource, these long‐distance relationships could generate interdependence and trust to mot...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | Conservation Letters |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13073 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850230758702055424 |
|---|---|
| author | Kristopher M. Smith Anne C. Pisor Bertha Aron Kasambo Bernard Paschal Fimbo Haji Machano Rose Kimesera Jason Rubens Lorna Slade Jumanne Sobo Ali Thani Monique Borgerhoff Mulder |
| author_facet | Kristopher M. Smith Anne C. Pisor Bertha Aron Kasambo Bernard Paschal Fimbo Haji Machano Rose Kimesera Jason Rubens Lorna Slade Jumanne Sobo Ali Thani Monique Borgerhoff Mulder |
| author_sort | Kristopher M. Smith |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | ABSTRACT Much received wisdom in the conservation literature is that individual connections across community boundaries undercut natural resource management. However, when multiple communities access the same resource, these long‐distance relationships could generate interdependence and trust to motivate engagement in collective action to manage the resource. To test this, we interviewed 1317 people in 28 fishing villages in Tanzania about their participation in managing open‐access fisheries and their social relationships in each village accessing the fishery. People with more friends in other villages trusted more people in those villages and were more likely to participate in collective action to manage the shared fishery, such as reporting others for destructive fishing practices. These results show that long‐distance relationships may be a useful foundation upon which to build conservation efforts that cross community boundaries and bolster sustainable resource use. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-06c712bf546d4522b845f8a42b350680 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 1755-263X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Conservation Letters |
| spelling | doaj-art-06c712bf546d4522b845f8a42b3506802025-08-20T02:03:46ZengWileyConservation Letters1755-263X2025-01-01181n/an/a10.1111/conl.13073Long‐distance Friends and Collective Action in Fisheries ManagementKristopher M. Smith0Anne C. Pisor1Bertha Aron2Kasambo Bernard3Paschal Fimbo4Haji Machano5Rose Kimesera6Jason Rubens7Lorna Slade8Jumanne Sobo9Ali Thani10Monique Borgerhoff Mulder11Department of AnthropologyWashington State UniversityPullmanWashingtonUSADepartment of AnthropologyWashington State UniversityPullmanWashingtonUSAIndependent ResearcherIndependent ResearcherIndependent ResearcherIndependent ResearcherIndependent ResearcherSound Ocean LtdDar es SalaamTanzaniaMwambao Coastal Community NetworkUngujaZanzibarTanzaniaMwambao Coastal Community NetworkUngujaZanzibarTanzaniaMwambao Coastal Community NetworkUngujaZanzibarTanzaniaDepartment of Human Behavior, Ecology, and CultureMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLeipzigGermanyABSTRACT Much received wisdom in the conservation literature is that individual connections across community boundaries undercut natural resource management. However, when multiple communities access the same resource, these long‐distance relationships could generate interdependence and trust to motivate engagement in collective action to manage the resource. To test this, we interviewed 1317 people in 28 fishing villages in Tanzania about their participation in managing open‐access fisheries and their social relationships in each village accessing the fishery. People with more friends in other villages trusted more people in those villages and were more likely to participate in collective action to manage the shared fishery, such as reporting others for destructive fishing practices. These results show that long‐distance relationships may be a useful foundation upon which to build conservation efforts that cross community boundaries and bolster sustainable resource use.https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13073between‐community collective actionfisherieslong‐distance relationshipsnatural resource managementparticipatory co‐management |
| spellingShingle | Kristopher M. Smith Anne C. Pisor Bertha Aron Kasambo Bernard Paschal Fimbo Haji Machano Rose Kimesera Jason Rubens Lorna Slade Jumanne Sobo Ali Thani Monique Borgerhoff Mulder Long‐distance Friends and Collective Action in Fisheries Management Conservation Letters between‐community collective action fisheries long‐distance relationships natural resource management participatory co‐management |
| title | Long‐distance Friends and Collective Action in Fisheries Management |
| title_full | Long‐distance Friends and Collective Action in Fisheries Management |
| title_fullStr | Long‐distance Friends and Collective Action in Fisheries Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long‐distance Friends and Collective Action in Fisheries Management |
| title_short | Long‐distance Friends and Collective Action in Fisheries Management |
| title_sort | long distance friends and collective action in fisheries management |
| topic | between‐community collective action fisheries long‐distance relationships natural resource management participatory co‐management |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13073 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kristophermsmith longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT annecpisor longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT berthaaron longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT kasambobernard longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT paschalfimbo longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT hajimachano longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT rosekimesera longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT jasonrubens longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT lornaslade longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT jumannesobo longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT alithani longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement AT moniqueborgerhoffmulder longdistancefriendsandcollectiveactioninfisheriesmanagement |