On inter-organizational trust, control and risk in transboundary fisheries governance

Authors

Gordon M. Hickey
Hunter T. Snyder
Jasper R. deVries
Owen Temby, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2021

Abstract

Inter-organizational collaboration is often considered essential to transboundary fishery governance, due, in part, to the high levels of task interdependence, the remote and often treacherous conditions, and the limited levels of information available to any policy actor on resource status. In the high seas, Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) are responsible for sustainably managing highly migratory and straddling fish stocks through the implementation of ecosystem-based approaches and ensuring adequate inter-jurisdictional cooperation. A central question facing RFMO governance is therefore how to structure and sustain inter-organizational transboundary collaboration under high uncertainty? This paper presents the case of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO), conceptualized as a strategic alliance between the bureaucratic organizations responsible for north Atlantic salmon fishery management in the member countries. We identify and explain how dimensions of trust, control, and perceived risk have structured the collaborative performance of the alliance. The application of an integrated trust-control-risk framework increases conceptual clarity for how, when and why alliance managers might seek to develop different forms of trust through different management control systems in ways that further multi-actor collaborative network performance. Future research needs are identified, including better understanding how managerial strategies and control mechanisms facilitate inter-organizational trust in transboundary governance settings and mitigate the perceived risks of working together.

Comments

© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Recommended Citation

Hickey, G. M., Snyder, H. T., deVries, J. R., & Temby, O. (2021). On inter-organizational trust, control and risk in transboundary fisheries governance. Marine Policy, 134, 104772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104772

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Publication Title

Marine Policy

DOI

10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104772