Indigenous peoples are taking a lead in managing marine and coastal ecosystems in tropical northern Australia.
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Despite a dramatic growth in certified fisheries, the Marine Stewardship Council has not been able to convincingly prove that it has reversed the overexploitation of global fisheries.

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The Japanese Satoumi concept of managing coastal resources
depends crucially on the bottom-up involvement of local communities.

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