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R. Mahon and P. McConney
All the interactions among the nodes that comprise the governing system and
between these nodes and the nodes that comprise the system-to-be-governed are by
de fi nition governing interactions. These governing interactions are aimed at trying
to control the ways things are done by actors in order to maximize fl ows within the
resource use network in favor of some actor or actor group (not necessarily oneself).
Separating this network into a system-to-be-governed and governing system is
RESOURCES
FISHERS
BUYERS
CONSUMERS
NGOs
a
b
GOVERNMENT
Fig. 16.2 ( a ) The main categories of actors in the fi sh chain and two external governing actors
( b ) An illustrative fi sheries network depicting possible interactions among multiple sub-categories
of the actors in the fi sh chain (proceeding from left to right ) as well as two sub-categories of the
governing actors inserted into the chain. There are six types of resource (1–6), four types of fi sher
(7–10), three types each of middleman (11–13), retailer (14–16) and consumer (17–19), four
government departments (20–23) and an NGO (24)
R. Mahon and P. McConney
All the interactions among the nodes that comprise the governing system and
between these nodes and the nodes that comprise the system-to-be-governed are by
de fi nition governing interactions. These governing interactions are aimed at trying
to control the ways things are done by actors in order to maximize fl ows within the
resource use network in favor of some actor or actor group (not necessarily oneself).
Separating this network into a system-to-be-governed and governing system is
RESOURCES
FISHERS
BUYERS
CONSUMERS
NGOs
a
b
GOVERNMENT
Fig. 16.2 ( a ) The main categories of actors in the fi sh chain and two external governing actors
( b ) An illustrative fi sheries network depicting possible interactions among multiple sub-categories
of the actors in the fi sh chain (proceeding from left to right ) as well as two sub-categories of the
governing actors inserted into the chain. There are six types of resource (1–6), four types of fi sher
(7–10), three types each of middleman (11–13), retailer (14–16) and consumer (17–19), four
government departments (20–23) and an NGO (24)