Tools for the Guidebook for evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness
Task 1.4: Obtain approvals
It may be necessary to obtain approval to undertake the evaluation. Approval from different levels of government and local community officials and leaders may be necessary. Government regulations may also exist to guide the evaluation and should be identified and reviewed. Ensure that all the necessary permits, approvals and permissions are in place to conduct all the work required for the full duration of the evaluation. This includes approvals for research that includes human subject, such as informed consent and ensuring that individuals cannot be identified in the research results. Not having the appropriate data collection permits could delay or cancel the work planned for the evaluation.
Suggestions
- Obtaining approvals for an evaluation is similar to conducting applied research and is linked to research ethics.
- Respect knowledge and intellectual property when accessing. Use forms and guidelines to create clear agreements for the use of data.
Resources
- Article 8(j) – Traditional knowledge, innovations and practices
- Ethical issues in fisheries
- Respecting free, prior and informed consent. Practical guidance for governments, companies, NGOs, indigenous peoples and local communities in relation to land acquisition
- Free prior and informed consent. An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities. Manual for project practitioners
- Blake, M. (2007). Formality and friendship: Research ethics review and participatory action research. ACME: International Journal for Critical Geographies, 6(3), 411–421.
- Ermine, W., Sinclair, R. & Jeffery, B. (2004). The ethics of research involving indigenous peoples. Regina, Canada: Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre, for the Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics.
- Laird, S. A. & Noejovich, F. (2002). Building equitable research relationships with indigenous peoples and local communities: Prior informed consent and research agreements. In Biodiversity and traditional knowledge. Equitable partnerships in practice (pp. 179–220). Taylor & Francis Group.
- Maurstad, A. (2002). Fishing in murky waters – ethics and politics of research on fisher knowledge. Marine Policy, 26(3), 159–166.
- Monkman, G. G., Kaiser, M. & Hyder, K. (2018). The ethics of using social media in fisheries research. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, 26(2), 235–242.
- WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). (2004). WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook (2nd ed.). WIPO Publication No. 489.