The soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria) fisheries worldwide are facing multiple stresses related to climate change, invasive species and unsustainable land use, which requires shared management, according to a survey conducted at the University of Maine.

The researchers and colleagues conducting the study show how co-management approaches —based on shared responsibility for resource management among individuals and institutions— can build resilience to socio-environmental change by strengthening the use of science in decision making and promoting adaptive capacities such as learning and leadership.

"We see an urgent need to find ways to wade into the complicated and sometimes messy work of co-management as a space for bringing differences together in produc...  (More Info)