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  • Marine conservation
  • Fisheries management
  • Common-pool resource governance

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  • Effective governance and fisheries regulations are crucial for managing common-pool resources like coral reefs.
  • Previous conservation efforts have faced challenges due to demographic factors influencing perceptions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of modest interventions on strengthening governance and fisheries restrictions in a coral reef conservation area.
  • To assess whether capacity building can override demographic factors affecting conservation perceptions.

Main Methods:

  • A 27-month intervention study in fishing village households.
  • Interventions included training in fisheries monitoring, stock assessment, microcredit, and conservation planning.
  • Data collected before and after the intervention period, analyzing perceptions of governance and restrictions.

Main Results:

  • Perceptions of governance strength and benefits of fisheries restrictions significantly increased post-intervention.
  • Intervention effects were stronger than demographic factors (e.g., gender, age, wealth).
  • Women, youth, and respondents initially perceiving low benefits showed the largest positive changes.

Conclusions:

  • Capacity building interventions can effectively enhance governance and fisheries restrictions for conservation.
  • Targeted interventions can positively shift perceptions, even among marginalized groups.
  • Strengthening local governance is key to successful marine conservation and resource management.