We frequently talk about “changing society,”2 but society has always been changing. Today, “change” seems to have become an intrusive concept, possibly because change occurs at a much faster pace than before, and the consequences are much more extensive.3 Even small changes have greater consequences than we were previously aware of. “Chaos theory” predicts that a butterfly flapping …
is chapter sets the stage for the book about small-scale fisheries governance and governability, which draws lessons and reflections from 34 case studies about small-scale fisheries in 34 countries around the world, including north and south, east and west. The diversity, complexity, dynamics, and scale of small-scale fisheries and their governance are described. Characteristics of small-scale …