Abstract

Small-scale fisheries in the eastern Caribbean are plagued with numerous issues related to livelihoods, marketing, policy, management and others. How these issues are played out can be analyzed structurally according to social networks that describe how relevant actors (people or organizations) are linked and their relationships. We can apply network analysis to the governance of small-scale fisheries in the eastern Caribbean. We have begun characterizing some of these issues using case studies of the fisheries for large pelagic and shallow reef fisheries. In this paper, we identify and analyze some of these key issues of concern to stakeholders in these fisheries. We also provide and discuss conceptual network maps of the relationships of key actors, their roles in the fisheries and their perceived influence in these issues. This paper is part of doctoral research on the governance of small-scale fisheries in the eastern Caribbean. The findings here are based upon data and information collected through literature review, informal interviews and personal observation during scoping visits to Grenada and St. Lucia.

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