@article{fdi:010094418,
  title = {{O}ppositions and alliances between {ICCAT} contracting parties through an analysis of co-sponsorship of management recommendations},
  author = {{G}aertner, {D}aniel and {R}eyes, {N}astassia},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e conducted a social network analysis ({SNA}) of the co-sponsorship of management measures at annual {ICCAT} {C}ommission meetings from 2016 to 2022 with the aim of understanding the alliances between contracting parties. {O}ur findings revealed that {E}uropean {U}nion, the {USA} and, to a lesser extent, {J}apan, {C}anada or the {U}nited {K}ingdom appear as key players in terms of cohesion and fragmentation centrality indicators, while the most central proposals in terms of management measures concern those on sharks (mainly focused on banning shark finning) and those on mitigating the effects of fishing on turtles. {B}ased on the evolution over time of centrality measures of the {SNA}, the decrease in nestedness indicates that "specialist" {CPC}s (those who submit few proposals each year) are less and less associated with "generalist" {CPC}s (those who submit several management proposals each year). {A}lthough {ICCAT}'s social network does not show a fragmented structure with small groups of {CPC}s isolated from each other, 2 co-sponsoring communities have nevertheless emerged: the {COMHAFAT} and {OPESCA} groups. both structured around a regional homophily. {T}his paper also discusses the socio-economic and political factors external to {ICCAT} meetings that can influence partnerships in the management of large pelagic fishes in the {A}tlantic {O}cean. {T}hese influential factors illustrate the complexity of asymmetric relationships between countries operating with long-distance fleets and developing coastal countries.},
  keywords = {{S}ocial network analysis ; {N}atural resource management ; {T}una {RFMO} ; {N}etworked governance ; {C}oalitions ; {G}roup homophily ; {S}ocial capital},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}olicy},
  volume = {181},
  numero = {},
  pages = {106831 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {0308-597{X}},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106831},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094418},
}