@article{fdi:010046203,
  title = {{N}ine nations, one ocean : a benchmark appraisal of the {S}outh {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean {F}isheries {P}roject (2008-2012)},
  author = {van der {E}lst, {R}. {P}. and {G}roeneveld, {J}. {C}. and {B}aloi, {A}. {P}. and {M}arsac, {F}rancis and {K}atonda, {K}. {I}. and {R}uwa, {R}. {K}. and {L}ane, {W}. {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}oastal and island states of the {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean lack scientific and management capacity to draw sustainable benefits from their {E}xclusive {E}conomic {Z}ones. {D}eclining ecosystem services and unregulated fishing has prompted nine riparian countries to develop a regional framework for capacity building and scientific development towards collective management of shared resources. {S}upported by the {G}lobal {E}nvironment {F}acility ({GEF}), the {A}gulhas and {S}omali {C}urrents large marine ecosystems programme consists of three inter-related modules, supported by different agencies: land-based impacts on the marine environment ({UNEP}); productivity, ecosystem health and nearshore fisheries ({UNDP}) and transboundary shared and migrating fisheries resources ({W}orld {B}ank). {T}he latter is the {S}outh {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean {F}isheries {P}roject ({SWIOFP}), a 5-year joint data gathering and fisheries assessment initiative. {SWIOFP} is a prelude to long-term cooperative fisheries management in partnership with the newly established {FAO}-{S}outh {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean {F}isheries {C}ommission ({SWIOFC}). {W}e describe the development of {SWIOFP} as a model of participatory regional scientific cooperation and collective ocean management.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}cean and {C}oastal {M}anagement},
  volume = {52},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {258--267},
  ISSN = {0964-5691},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2009.02.003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046203},
}