Will Alaska’s Fisheries Regime Prove Resilient? Kenai River Fishery Management as a Model for Adaptive Governance

Alaska’s fisheries regulatory regime, one of the strongest, most science-­based fisheries management systems in the world, is often held up as an example of fisheries management “done right” (Worm et al. 2011). Faced with a barrage of oncoming threats, ranging from budget cuts to climate change, will this system prove to be truly resilient? To answer this question, we examined the results of the research pertaining to governance from a larger 5-­year social-­ecological study of the Alaska Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’s (AK-EPSCoR) Alaska Adapting to Changing Environments series.

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Last Updated December 17, 2019, 10:15 (AKST)
Created December 17, 2019, 10:15 (AKST)
Status Complete
Data Types Report
Other Contacts Tania Clucas (Email: thclucas@alaska.edu)
ISO Topics biota, inlandWaters
Geo-keywords Kenai Peninsula