Increasingly, fisheries researchers and managers seek or are compelled to “bridge”
Indigenous knowledge systems with Western scientific approaches to understanding and …

Fisheries science uses quantitative methods to inform management decisions that reflect
cultural preferences which, in turn, indirectly influence the states of ecosystems. To date, it …

Recent global initiatives such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples have brought the issues facing and needs of Indigenous peoples to the forefront of …

Although it is assumed that the outcomes from scientific research inform management and
policy, the so‐called knowledge–action gap (ie, the disconnect between scientific …

There is an increased focus on the role of Indigenous and local people and organizations in
knowledge gathering, knowledge synthesis and decision-making. This is occurring at a …

To what extent are non-Indigenous researchers invited to engage the knowledges of
Indigenous peoples? For those working within a western paradigm, what is an ethical …

Questions centered on the development of local and traditional ecological knowledge and
the relationship of that knowledge to the development of conservation and management …

The'human dimension'in fisheries management has historically been incorporated via a
specific economic understanding of fisheries wedded to a single-species approach. Meeting …

This essay explores shifting scientific understandings of fish and the evolution of fisheries
science, and it grapples with colonialism as a system of power. We trace the rise of fisheries …

Governments, NGOs, and natural scientists have increased research and policy-making
collaborations with Indigenous peoples for governing natural resources, including official co …