Guidebook for evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness

The Guidebook offers a process and method to evaluate the performance of a fisheries co-management system and its plan in order to enhance its effectiveness in delivering benefits and in contributing to environmental, social and economic sustainability and good governance. It is to be used to evaluate the effectiveness of an existing fisheries co-management system operating at a fishery, community or sector level, or in a spatially defined area. 

e-Learning course: Evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness

The course consists of 4 lessons: 

• Lesson 1 – What is fisheries co-management? 
• Lesson 2 – Why evaluate fisheries co-management?
• Lesson 3 – How to evaluate fisheries co-management
• Lesson 4 – Post-evaluation and adaptive management

Guidebook: How it works

This handbook, “How it works” complements the FAO Guidebook for evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness. It includes a brief synopsis of the main topics covered and an overview of the detailed evaluation process described in the Guidebook.

Tools for the Guidebook for evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness

The online collection of tools and resources can be used in the evaluation process that is described in the Guidebook. The tools and resources may be useful to the planners, evaluation team and participating stakeholders.