Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. The setting, issues, and research methods; 2. The people and natural resources of Pearl Lagoon; 3. No life without fish: a local history of fisheries resources and their use; 4. "Going far to catch a fish": local perceptions of the dynamics and impacts of a changing resource base; 5. CAMPlab: the Coastal Area Monitoring Project and Laboratory; 6. Walking a fine line: the dynamics of the participatory action research process; 7. Working with the people: lessons learned; Bibliography
Summary
Together, rapid population growth, increased commercialization and exploitation of aquatic resources, deforestation and pollution, and encroachments on communally owned resources by national and transnational private interests are placing the world's coastal regions under enormous pressure. One example is the Pearl Lagoon estuary, the main basin on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. This book provides detailed insight into the problems of the Pearl Lagoon and presents alternatives for more effective management of its natural resources. It documents a new approach to the study and future managem
Notes
Co-published by the Center of Research and Documentation of the Atlantic Coast (CIDCA)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-142)
