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Fishery Science in Galapagos: From a Resource-Focused to a Social–Ecological Systems Approach

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This chapter reviews the origin and advances of fishery science in the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), before and after the creation of the Galapagos Marine Reserve and its co-management system. It explains how these events triggered the transition from a resource-focused to a social–ecological systems approach, which, however, remains incomplete due in part to a continuing dominance of the resource-focused approach within the structure and function of local institutions. It is argued that further progress toward a full social–ecological systems approach is needed to solve the increasingly complex socio-environmental problems faced by the archipelago. Transformation of the Charles Darwin Foundation into an interdisciplinary research center is suggested as a key move toward this goal that would increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of local institutions to deal with potential impact of globalization and climate change on the archipelago.

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We express our gratitude to José A. González, Judith Denkinger, and Jorge Ramírez for providing useful suggestions to improve this chapter. MC acknowledges Stuart Banks and Angela Kuhn for engaging in thoughtful discussions and for their constructive comments. Opinions expressed in this paper are the sole responsibility of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the reviewers, authors’ institutions, and funders. We also thank Luis Vinueza and Judith Denkinger for the invitation to participate in this book. MC is grateful for the financial support provided by the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) and the World Wildlife Fund’s Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program. AC acknowledges support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

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    Mauricio Castrejón

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  3. Galapagos Science Center, University San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador

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  4. School of the Environment, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Anthony Charles

  5. School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Anthony Charles

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Castrejón, M., Defeo, O., Reck, G., Charles, A. (2014). Fishery Science in Galapagos: From a Resource-Focused to a Social–Ecological Systems Approach. In: Denkinger, J., Vinueza, L. (eds) The Galapagos Marine Reserve. Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02769-2_8

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