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Social-Ecological Systems Meta-Analysis Database: Case

Pond aquaculture on Lombok, Indonesia

SummaryAquaculture is included in many integrated coastal management projects in Indonesia and an integral part of the national commitment to “blue growth”, where marine resources play a key role in sustainable development (FAO, 2016; 2014; White et al., 2005). While capture fisheries are considered fully exploited, aquaculture has potential to grow (Belton and Thilsted, 2014; Gentry et al., 2017; Troell et al., 2017), and the Indonesian government strives to support this sector with research and development efforts, as well as with governmental programs such as the Aquaculture Development Directorate Task Force, which aims to improve the organization and capacity of aquaculture farmers (Aslan et al., 2015; Rimmer et al., 2013). The aquaculture sector has grown from 0.2 million tons average annual production in the early 1960s to 1.3 million tons at the beginning of the 21st century (Fuglie, 2010). Communities practicing pond aquaculture on the Sekotong peninsula of Lombok Island, Indonesia are of interest for their milkfish cultivation in mangrove areas. The government specifically supports these local communities through a subsidy program with the aim to develop additional aquaculture based livelihoods, which draws interest for evaluating their current condition, development progress and possible improvements. Pond aquaculture in the Sekotong area consists of a terrestrially-based pond-canal system, fed by freshwater from rivers and seawater from daily tidal fluctuations. Pond-canal aquaculture networks face similar commons dilemmas as irrigation systems, where asymmetric incentives exist for pond farmers at different locations in the network where natural advantages for water distribution exist.
Statuspublic
TeamStefan's team
Start Date2018-09-05
Coding Complete?Yes
Date Completed2019-06-07
SectorFisheries (Stock-specific), Scientific Research and Conservation, Irrigation
ProjectSESMAD
Data Source(s)Primary data
CountryIndonesia
External BiophysicalTidal fluctuations; seasonal rainfall and flooding; drought
External SocialNational subsidies for aquaculture growth; policy transition towards coastal development promoting blue growth economy; high dependence on local natural resources for many communities facing exploited wild-catch fisheries
SnapshotsPrimary data collected between October 2015 - February 2016.
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Modeling Issues
Surveys
TheoriesCultural heterogeneity and collective action, Natural resource dependence, Private property rights and conservation, Accountable leadership, CBNRM design principles, Group size and collective action, Economic heterogeneity and collective action, Interest heterogeneity and collective action, Commons boundaries and collective action, Transaction costs and collective action, Subsidies and perverse incentives, Collective action and the commons, Communication and collective action

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Attached Components

Actors

Name:
Lombok aquaculture farmers
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Past collaboration:
High (3)
Most farmers consider aquaculture in the area to be a part of their family history in the community.
Costs of exit:
Yes
Proportionality (of costs and benefits):
Missing
Interest heterogeneity:
Low (1)
Leadership:
["", "Formal leader"]
Formal leaders are need to from formal groups and apply for subsidy aid, but in leadership is not strong.
Leadership authority:
Low (1)
Actor group trust:
Medium (2)
Personal communication:
More than once a year (5)
Remote communication:
Never (1)
Leadership accountability:
Low (1)
Actor group coordination:
Both formal and informal
Aquaculture farmers need to formally self-organize into groups (max. 10 people) to apply for government subsidy aid. Farmers also cooperate informally in other ways.
Name:
Indonesian Institute of Sciences - LIPI
details
Past collaboration:
Not Applicable
Costs of exit:
Not Applicable
Proportionality (of costs and benefits):
 
Interest heterogeneity:
Not Applicable
Leadership:
Not Applicable
Leadership authority:
Missing
Actor group trust:
Not Applicable
Personal communication:
Not Applicable
Remote communication:
Not Applicable
Leadership accountability:
Not Applicable
Actor group coordination:
Not Applicable

Governance Systems

Name:
Indonesian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
details
Type of formal governance:
 
End Date:
Not Applicable
Begin date:
Not Applicable
Governance trigger:
 
Governance system description:
 
Governance scale:
Sub-national (State, Province, District)
Centralization:
Somewhat decentralized (2)
Metric diversity:
 
Distance to markets:
 
Social-ecological fit:
 
Governance knowledge use:
["", "Scientific knowledge", "Other"]
Governance system spatial extent:
 
Horizontal coordination:
 

Environmental Commons

Name:
Lombok aquaculture irrigation canals
details
Productivity:
Moderately Productive (2)
Commons spatial extent:
Missing
Environmental medium:
Terrestrial
Commons heterogeneity:
High (3)
Head and tail-enders have different degrees of water accessibility in the canal system.
Intra annual predictability:
High (3)
Seasonality (wet vs dry season) plays a strong role in the amount of water availability in the canals.
Inter annual predictability:
Moderate (2)
Yearly droughts and rainfall are less predictable with climate change.
Technical substitute:
No
Commons boundaries:
Clear boundaries (3)
Commons renewability:
Renewable (1)
Commons accessibility:
Very accessible (3)
Internal Ecological Connectivity:
Missing
External Ecological Connectivity:
High (3)
Fed by river system in rainy season and tides from the ocean

Component Interactions

Governance Interaction

Aquaculture subsidy

Governs:
Indonesian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Governance System)
Governing Organization:
Indonesian Institute of Sciences - LIPI (Actor)
Commons User:
Lombok aquaculture farmers (Actor)
Primary:
Lombok aquaculture irrigation canals (Environmental Common)

Governance Interaction

Maintanence and use of aquaculture irrigation canals

Commons User:
Lombok aquaculture farmers (Actor)
Primary:
Lombok aquaculture irrigation canals (Environmental Common)
Governs:
Indonesian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Governance System)