Panel 12.16 State and market institutions and commons

A total of 20 co-authors prepared ten chapters, focusing on key elements of interdisciplinary aquatic governance. These include holism and ecosystem view (Chapter 2); social-ecological systems (Chapter 3); fishers’ knowledge (Chapter 4); commons (Chapter 5); co-management (Chapter 6); livelihoods (Chapter 7); resilience (Chapter 8); and human rights-based management (Chapter 9). The intended audience for the volume includes fisheries and aquatic management practitioners and policymakers, scientists, educators and students.