| Summary | Artisanal fishers fishing within the Safflower MPA |
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| Project | SESMAD |
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| Subtype | Local Resource User Group |
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| Sector | Marine protected areas |
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| Interest Heterogeneity | Medium (2) |
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| Explanation | There might be differences based on gear type use and/or fishing techniques but in terms of MPA support literature suggest there was none. |
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| Costs Of Exit | Missing |
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| Explanation | NO DATA |
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| Proportionality (Of Costs And Benefits) | No |
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| Explanation | It seems that artisanal fishers put a lot of their time and effort in the MPA creation management process but it does not seem their economic situation improved nor that MPA is functioning properly. |
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| Actor Group Coordination | Formal |
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| Explanation | There are fishing cooperatives |
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| Leadership | ["Formal leader"] |
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| Explanation | Fishing cooperatives have elected leaders |
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| Leadership Accountability | Missing |
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| Explanation | NO DATA |
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| Leadership Authority | Missing |
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| Explanation | NO DATA |
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| Actor Group Trust | High (3) |
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| Explanation | Based on the continuous engagement of this group in the MPA planing process I imagine it is high. |
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| Past Collaboration | High (3) |
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| Explanation | They needed to collaborate and cooperate since they formed cooperatives. |
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| Personal Communication | More than once a year (5) |
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| Explanation | Most likely they depend on interpersonal communication for a variety of reasons: fishing spots, safety, regulation. Also some of them should live in close proximity or fish from same ports/areas. However, artisanal fishers come from 3 different islands and I am not sure what is the level of communication among those subgroups. |
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| Remote Communication | Missing |
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| Explanation | NO DATA |
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