Differences in the effects of social network, trust, and co-operation on fishery co-management

• Published in: Marine policy Vol. 87; pp. 314 - 320
• Main Authors: Kamiyama, Ryutaro, Miyata, Tsutom, Ferrer, Alice Joan G., Kurokura, Hisashi, Ishikawa, Satoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Co-management; Consciousness; Philippines; Social capital; Structural equation modeling; Consciousness; Structural equation modeling; Philippines; Social capital; Co-management
• ISSN: 0308-597X; 1872-9460
• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2017.10.033

This study empirically analyzed the effects of social network, trust, and co-operation on the fishery management consciousness of small-scale fishers in the Philippines. Data were obtained through a survey of 467 fishing households living in the municipalities of Altavas, Batan, and New Washington around the Batan Estuary in Central Philippines in 2012. Structural equation modeling was applied to estimate the relationship between the social capital variables and fishery management consciousness. Chi-square test and fit indices indicated that the model fitted the data in every municipality. The results showed that network variables had significant effects in Altavas, while trust and co-operation had significant effects in Batan. In New Washington, network, trust, and co-operation all had significant effects. A bridging network demonstrated a significant negative effect in Altavas, which suggested negative effects of social capital in the fishery management context. The differences in the effect of social capital components appear to depend on whether the type of management practiced by the municipality is top-down or bottom-up. •Effects of network, trust, and co-operation on fishers’ consciousness analyzed.•Interview data from 3 municipalities in the Philippines was applied to SEM.•The ordering of social capital components in each varied.•The variation was explained by the different management types employed.•Demonstrated a significant negative effect of bridging network on consciousness.