Title Page
Contents
List of Acronyms 7
Abstract 10
Chapter 1. Introduction 12
1.1. Research Background 12
1.2. Problems Statement 14
1.3. Objective Statement 17
1.4. Significance of the Study 17
1.5. Scope, Limitation, and Assumption of Study 18
Chapter 2. Small-scale Fisheries in the Fiji Island 20
2.1. Social and economic importance of marine areas 24
2.2. Small-scale Fishing Effort 24
2.2.1. Inshore Fishing License and Crews 25
2.2.2. Small-scale Fishing Vessel and Fishing Method 28
2.3. Production and Marketing in Small-scale Fisheries 30
2.4. Marketing System of small-scale fisheries in Fiji 33
2.5. Governing System in Fiji 35
2.5.1. Traditional System Structure for Governance and Decision-making in Fiji 35
2.5.2. Property Rights and Leadership System 36
2.5.3. Traditional Rules 37
2.5.4. Common Types of Rules 38
2.5.5. Marine Tenure System in Fiji 38
2.5.6. Governance in Small-scale Fisheries 40
2.6. Fisheries Sector in Fiji 41
2.6.1. Institutional Framework for Small-scale Fisheries in the Fiji Island 41
2.6.2. Legal Framework 45
Chapter 3. Case study: Fisheries Cooperative for Small-scale Fishermen 47
3.1. Japan Fisheries Cooperatives Association 47
3.2. Governing System of FCA in Japan 48
3.3. Common Fishing Rights in Japan 48
3.4. Role and Functions for Japan Fisheries Cooperatives 50
Chapter 4. Development Small-scale Fisheries Cooperatives in Fiji 52
4.1. Governing Value and Principals of Cooperatives 52
4.1.1. Values 52
4.1.2. Principles 53
4.2. Roles and Function of Fishermen's Cooperative 55
4.3. Instituting cooperative co-management 56
4.4. Capacity Development 57
4.5. Categories of Attributes for Success and Failure of SSF's Cooperatives 59
4.6. Self Governance Mode in Co-operative Association 62
4.7. Establishment of Fisheries Cooperatives for SSF's in Fiji 64
4.7.1. Establishment Process 64
4.7.2. SSF Framework 66
4.7.3. Organizing the Structure of SSF Cooperatives 69
4.8. Pre condition 70
Chapter 5. Benefits of Small-scale Fisheries Cooperatives in Fiji 72
5.1. Socio-ecology and economic benefits 81
5.2. Resource Stewardship 84
5.3. Fishermen Cooperative contribution to Food Security 86
Chapter 6. Conclusion and Institutional Remarks 88
6.1. Conclusion 88
6.2. Institutional Remarks 89
Reference 90
Table 1. Fin fish and non-fin fish production from 2007~2013 for small-scale fishery in... 32
Table 2. Government Development Plan since independence 43
Table 3. Attribute to the success and failure of fisheries cooperatives 59
Table 4. Recognition of Institutional arrangement for establishment of fisheries... 71
Figure 1. Map of Fiji 20
Figure 2. Artisanal fisheries operated in Inshore Demarcated Area (I qoliqoli) 21
Figure 3. Subsistence Fishery in IDA (Inside Demarcated Area/ I qoliqoli) 23
Figure 4. Processes of granting Inshore Fishing License to Small-scale Fishers. 26
Figure 5. The trend on the total number of fishing licenses issued by the Department of... 27
Figure 6. The picture of small-scale motorized fishing boat used by small-scale fishers 29
Figure 7. Production for small-scale fishery in Fiji 31
Figure 8. Value Chain of Fish Distribution in Fiji 35
Figure 9. Customary Fishing Right (zoning) 39
Figure 10. Ministry Of Fisheries Organizational Structure in Fiji. 46
Figure 11. Small-scale fisheries framework towards livelihood approach 68
Figure 12. Fishermen's Association Structure 69
Figure 13. Conceptual framework of benefits of cooperative to small-scale fishers 75