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Theory and Applications, MARE Publication Series 7, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6107-0_17,
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Abstract The geo-political complexity and diversity within the Wider Caribbean
Region call for cooperation in living marine resource governance. Most living
marine resources are transboundary and require some level of international cooperation for sustainable use. Guided by the Interactive Governance Approach, this
Wider Caribbean consultation on ecosystem-based management (EBM) employed
facilitation methods to explore multi-level functionality, shared vision, guiding
principles and priority actions. Inclusivity and participation were emphasized in the
agenda, which began with presentations from participants on principled ocean governance and recent advances in marine EBM. These were followed by a visioning
process facilitated in groups, with each group representing expertise in speci fi c ecosystems and regional governance. Informal, small group conversations followed.
Throughout the process, the set of governance principles identi fi ed by consensus
earlier on were revisited and used as a lens through which to view subsequent outputs. A vision synthesis and map of strategic directions based on process outputs
was compiled and shared with participants after the symposium. The process
described in this chapter generated a rich collection of ideas and suggestions for
EBM in the Wider Caribbean upon which further conversations can build. These
types of processes are seen as fundamental to enhancing governability by engaging
stakeholders in building and articulating a foundation of shared principles and
visions for marine EBM.
Keywords Visioning • Shared vision • Shared principles • Participatory methods
• Facilitation • Participatory strategic planning • Focused conversations
S. Almerigi (*)
People Dynamics Associates , St. James , Barbados
e-mail: salmerigi@caribsurf.com
L. Fanning
Marine Affairs Program , Dalhousie University , Halifax , NS , Canada
e-mail: lucia.fanning@dal.ca
Chapter 17
Working with Principles and Visions
Sharon Almerigi , Lucia Fanning , Robin Mahon , and Patrick McConney
M. Bavinck et al. (eds.), Governability of Fisheries and Aquaculture:
Theory and Applications, MARE Publication Series 7, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6107-0_17,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Abstract The geo-political complexity and diversity within the Wider Caribbean
Region call for cooperation in living marine resource governance. Most living
marine resources are transboundary and require some level of international cooperation for sustainable use. Guided by the Interactive Governance Approach, this
Wider Caribbean consultation on ecosystem-based management (EBM) employed
facilitation methods to explore multi-level functionality, shared vision, guiding
principles and priority actions. Inclusivity and participation were emphasized in the
agenda, which began with presentations from participants on principled ocean governance and recent advances in marine EBM. These were followed by a visioning
process facilitated in groups, with each group representing expertise in speci fi c ecosystems and regional governance. Informal, small group conversations followed.
Throughout the process, the set of governance principles identi fi ed by consensus
earlier on were revisited and used as a lens through which to view subsequent outputs. A vision synthesis and map of strategic directions based on process outputs
was compiled and shared with participants after the symposium. The process
described in this chapter generated a rich collection of ideas and suggestions for
EBM in the Wider Caribbean upon which further conversations can build. These
types of processes are seen as fundamental to enhancing governability by engaging
stakeholders in building and articulating a foundation of shared principles and
visions for marine EBM.
Keywords Visioning • Shared vision • Shared principles • Participatory methods
• Facilitation • Participatory strategic planning • Focused conversations
S. Almerigi (*)
People Dynamics Associates , St. James , Barbados
e-mail: salmerigi@caribsurf.com
L. Fanning
Marine Affairs Program , Dalhousie University , Halifax , NS , Canada
e-mail: lucia.fanning@dal.ca
Chapter 17
Working with Principles and Visions
Sharon Almerigi , Lucia Fanning , Robin Mahon , and Patrick McConney